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United States
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I have this beauty at ANACS right now. Any guess as to what she'll grade?  
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United States
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United States
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I've been collecting US coins for years and I find Buffs to be one of the most difficult series to grade EF and higher. I'll throw the first stab at it and say EF-45. Nice coin! |
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United States
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I agree, Buffalo nickels are more difficult to grade than most series. One significant hindrance is grading guides hanging on the the standard that the point of the horn should be visible on VF Buffs. I think a small percentage of VF Buffs could show the point of the horn, but the great majority will not. Another thing that makes Buffalo nickels hard to grade is that the design features were rounded off rather than being delicately detailed like on other coins such as Barber coins and Morgan dollars. The more rounded design features of Buffalo nickels raises the question of strike vs. wear more so than on more finely detailed coins, I think. |
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United States
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The wear looks EF, but the luster looks AU.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I can't decide!.!?.!.,.,.$&@&&&$@&
[head spontaneously combusts]
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Canada
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Israel
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Wow, super coin  . Nice luster, I'll go AU55. |
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United States
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AU55 from me too!
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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United States
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United States
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Since I can see the tail split I'm going to go with AU-something.
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Korea, Republic Of
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AU-53.
Beautiful coin! beautiful!
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Just got the email from ANACS. AU55 problem free! woohoo!
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Israel
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Congrats  . |
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United States
3128 Posts |
awesome awesome awesome! Congrats!
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United States
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Congratulations!  |
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 United States
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A real classic beauty. I'm at AU50
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Posted 06/18/2014 11:41 pm
