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Pillar of the Community
United States
666 Posts |
This 1920 Buffalo nickel is for sale on ebay. The title indicates it's a 1920-D, but the description says 1920-S in one part and 1920-D in another. I cannot tell from the photo of the reverse. Can you? Also, what grade would you give it? It's priced in the AU-58 range for 1920-D or 1920-S. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920-D-5C-B...322657881635  *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11881 Posts |
This is a problem coin. The MM is illegible and cannot be identified unless there are other markers. The coin has a graffiti like scratch on its back. Looks high au or low ms details damaged. I would pass and look for a better one if they are asking au58 money.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Rest in Peace
United States
17900 Posts |
Uncleaned and no hint of dipping. Decent strike, but a fair amount of Die Deterioration, especially on the reverse. Grade at 55. I'd bet on the D, even though it's really hard to see. |
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Rest in Peace
United States
18456 Posts |
Stay away from this coin ,too many issues ,obverse and reverse . Looks to me as a details coin .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12057 Posts |
It is a D. This is a very late die state coin, with extensive flow lines. The reason the MM is all distorted is clear if you look at the letters F and S in FIVE and CENTS -- die trails to the rim. I see no signs of cleaning mechanically although a dip or recolor job may have been carried out.
The lines to the right of the hind legs are planchet striations / heavy flow lines caused by the metal being "stretched" as it attempts to fill the dies, which have deteriorated and sunken.
I would grade this coin AU 55.
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
AU-55, and I am also thinking the mint mark is a D.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
666 Posts |
Y'all are amazing!  I just learned a ton from your responses.  Thank you! Mark |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36744 Posts |
I agree with D, weakly struck AU-58
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Agree, but ambiguity of the MM would bother me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
666 Posts |
The owner wrote back and said it's Denver. As is typical for many sellers, he did not thank me for pointing out the errors in his listing. And in my experience, lack of courtesy = lack of customer satisfaction. It's amazing how many businesses, large and small, leave money on the table because they do not treat their customers with respect and common courtesy.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Quite right, could not agree more.
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