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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11892 Posts	Posted 01/11/2018 12:54 am Recently I acquired 28 Buffalo nickels that I will be posting for grading. Hopefully we can learn together about grading these. This is the key date. Doesn't seem to have a date but will see if there was a way that the seller was able to ascertain the date. Picked this up for $56. Thoughts about grade and problems? Thanks! 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 Report this Post to the Staff

T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/11/2018 09:16 am All I'm going to say about this purchase is you lost your shirt and your pants IMHO . Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/11/2018 10:10 am Obverse pic way to blurry for me to see anything conclusive. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 01/11/2018 10:31 am , we need better pics to look at the surfaces. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11892 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 2:21 pm My buffalo herd arrived today and I will be photographing these and posting pics in hand. The first one that I wanted to look up was the key date 1913-S Type 2 nickel that appeared to have no date. I contacted the seller and he indicated that the date was legible if the coin was held at an angle. I examined the coin carefully and I was extremely excited to find that he was right. The coin has a legible date under a 5x loupe when viewed at an angle! In addition, there is no indication that the coin was acid dated. I have taken some pictures. It was difficult to capture the date in pics, but I think I captured enough detail in the enhanced pic to identify the date. Let me know if you see any issues or concerns. First, the coin pics in general: In the enhanced picture below I can the 3 in the date clearly. I can also see the tops of the first 1 and 9 in the date. It is important that the top of the 9 is visible because in the 1913 buff, the 9 and 3 in the date are very close together because the 1 between those two numbers is very thin. for the 1923, 1933 and 1943 buffaloes, the 9 and 3 are significantly further apart. In hand the 913 are visible and about half the first 1 can be discerned. Pretty excited, but the seller expressed that he would refund the cost of the coin and the return shipping if I didn't like it, so I felt very comfortable with this purchase. Thanks for your continued help! 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 Edited by numismatic student 01/13/2018 2:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 2:37 pm This is AG-03 if even that. If you're happy with it that's what counts. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 2:39 pm numismatic student > you and I sure have a difference in collecting coins . Kind of confusing sometimes ,because there's times when you show us some pretty nice stuff . Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11892 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 2:59 pm I'm just glad I didn't lose my shirt. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11892 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 7:18 pm I just realized that there is no 1932, 1933 and 1943 Buffalo nickel, so the only other date this coin could be is the 1923s. Oops. Prior reasoning still applies. 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 Edited by numismatic student 01/13/2018 7:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 7:53 pm We know you know your stuff, so I think a bunch of us just don't understand why you would want to own something like this. Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11892 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 8:10 pm That's a fair question. This is the only key date for this coin series, other than the errors and overdates. An ag3 example sells for $120 or more. So buying it for $56 makes sense to me. Other than the difficult to discern date, I like the coin a lot. It is worn but it is worn evenly. The group I bought this week is made up mostly of branch mint coins from the teens and twenties which are scarce in problem free condition with eye appeal. I am excited to have been able to acquire them at reasonable prices. In terms of my reasoning in collecting, I just buy what I like. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 01/13/2018 8:48 pm Quote: In terms of my reasoning in collecting, I just buy what I like. Sounds good to me ! Report this Post to the Staff
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