1915-S Buffalo Nickel

I agree with Carl on the price for a 1915 S VF coin. Here is a photo of the last one sold (November) on ebay in a slab in the grade that you are looking for. This coin went for $101.

If you check ebay sales records you will see that there is a variance in price for the same certified grade. Some of that difference can be attributed to the horn, as was just mentioned above, but the eye appeal itself makes an even bigger difference in the final prices paid.

These early S mint Buffalos all seem to get awfully icky looking brown tone in the recessed areas of the design fairly quickly. Most folks don't seem to like that look. If you can find one with a natural 'woodie grain' especially a woodie grain that has iridescence, that can easily double the final price.

Thanks for the opinions and advice. I have gotten some decent deals on other key dates buying only coins that are graded and slabbed. I do this for obvious reasons being that photos can lie and the raw coin you buy may not look like the one in the pic. I do have most of the key dates for the Buffalo's except for three legged 1937 and 1918-D 8/7. I have 1913-D and 1913-S type 2 and 24-s, 26-s, 21-S, 14-D and 14-S and 17-S. The 15-S has been harder to get in at least F-15 that looks good enough so I am shooting a VF. Which coin of the group is most desirable and in what condition for a collector with modest means? What I have is a set of mostly F+ and VF coins and that is where I will probably stay since I am not an investor, but a collector. I did see some Buffalo's on ebay that had obviously been given the acid test. They look bad to me. I want a strong date on my coins if nothing else. I did a set of LSQ's and got all strong dates except the 1916 which I have not gotten yet. $7000 for a small, thin coin with a good date is a lot of money IMO, but what do I know?