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New Member
Serbia (Srbija)
22 Posts |
I've been offered this coin for around $20 - is it worth it? Is it even real? Thank you!   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1373 Posts |
As far as the value is concerned, it's well worth the $20 offer. I only paid $7.50 for mine but mine is G-VG while this one looks very nice. I'd gladly pay the $20 to upgrade my set!
As far as real or fake.........I believe it to be real, but my opinion should not be trusted, as my experience (and eyeballs) aren't worth much. The only way I'd be positive one way or the other would be to actually have it in my hand and give it a proper exam.
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Valued Member
United States
214 Posts |
Its a variety 1, which has a Red Book value of $20 for VG 8, and it looks a lot better than VG 8, so I would say it is worth the price. The variety 2 is much more expensive, and more likely to be counterfeited; so I would NOT consider this one to be a likely candidate for counterfeiting,but to check, weight should be 5 grams, and it should not be magnetic. I don't see any glaring problems with images, so I would not suspect it of being a counterfeit. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
Something about this buffalo doesn't sit right with me. I could be wrong ,but IMHO the reverse doesn't look right. And I would say $20 for this nickel is much too cheap.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1316 Posts |
I've looked at the pictures a couple times this morning. My initial thought was the reverse didn't feel right. I agree with above that it still seems not right.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
17884 Posts |
I can't put my fingers on a reason, but when I look at the pictures something in the back of my head starts setting off warning flashers. I can't say for sure it's a fake but something strikes me as wrong.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
937 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1601 Posts |
The wear patterns bother me. I'm looking at my T1 and although I have little to no wear on the animal or the face, the UNITED...ICA, motto, etc aren't nearly so bold. It's like the strike is a little too good. Know what I mean?
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Valued Member
United States
305 Posts |
To me the coin looks as if it was once a darker color or had some type of crud on it and was then cleaned .. It has a full horn and looks to be a higher grade yet I don't see the slightest trace of luster on this coin ..
I'm wondering if the dark color of the reverse is causing the letters and details to appear a bit bolder / sharper and therefore making them look a little strange ?
Edited by Coinguy1986
10/26/2015 1:28 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
Not sure either but for that price, if real, great deal.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1601 Posts |
 with Just Carl. If it's within your coin budget, I'd regret the lost opportunity more than having a really good copy. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
Not an expert on these but to me it looks like the hind legs are too thin.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
4078 Posts |
Interesting. Can you tell us about the seller?
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New Member
 Serbia (Srbija)
22 Posts |
It is offered on a local auction ( ebay like) website with a starting bid of around $20, the seller is respected but numismatics is not his speciality so he might be selling a copy or a fake without actually knowing that. Honestly I'm not sure what to do, I'll probably pass. |
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Valued Member
United States
467 Posts |
Looks very real to me. I'd have no problem buying it.
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