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1937-D 3 1/2 Legged Variety Buffalo Nickel ICG-Au50

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 Posted 02/23/2018  09:59 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add RowleyAuction to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
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 Posted 02/23/2018  10:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like there's some lower leg there, but I'll leave it to the experts. A close-up might help.



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 Posted 02/23/2018  11:19 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add TNG to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'm no expert, but I suspect ICG just labeled either an altered "normal" 1937 D nickel as a variety or perhaps it is an outright fake.
This is not a progression of the famous and authentic 1937 D three legged variety.
On the real 1937 D three legged nickel, the E PLURIBUS UNUM does not touch the back of the buffalo, where this one clearly does.
It is not struck from the authentic 1937 D three legged reverse die.

I need some help here and am not confident in ICG's attribution. Is there such a variety? I have never heard of a 1937 D 3 1/2 legged Buffalo nickel. I have heard of the 1936 D 3 1/2 legged Buffalo nickel but this isn't that reverse die either.

I suspect, this got by the "professional grader" at ICG and I wouldn't buy it until somebody enlightens me on this as a legitimate collectible variety. Be careful!
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 Posted 02/23/2018  11:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add John1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
to CCF fellow Michigander. ICG is not known for accurate grading. Give it a bit and some members in the know will help you.
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 Posted 02/23/2018  11:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add SilverDollar2017 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I have never heard of a 1937-D 3 1/2 legged Buffalo nickel. Only a 1936-D 3 1/2 legged Buffalo nickel exists.
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There are actually a few dates that have the 3 1/2 leg variety, 36-d, 26-d, 27-d are 3 that I can think of that PCGS recognizes. The 37-d 3 1/2 leg variety has not been documented as far as I know. For any real collector value this coin would need to be verified by PCGS or NGC.
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 Posted 02/23/2018  2:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add westernsky to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I think they made a mistake on the label.

I have owned 17-D, 27-D and 36--D 3 1/2 leggers (all were slabbed and labeled correctly).

This one looks like a "normal" 3-legger to these tired old eyes. Looks lightly cleaned, too.
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I think it's just a 37D with almost 4 legs. Maybe not 3 or maybe not 3-1/2 but not 4 either.
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and I would steer clear of this coin.
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