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Beautiful coin. Full strike, EDS, great luster. The obverse has beautiful fields, but took a few knocks. There are noticeable bag marks on the second feather, two on the braid, and one on the chin. The obverse would be a solid 64. The reverse has an exceptional strike, with a full horn, full eye, full beard, clear split tail, and sharp hair on the head and top of the back. There is a scratch on the buffalo's flank and two hits on the front shoulder. The reverse would grade a solid 65.
With the full strike, the blended grade would likely bump to 65 with PCGS, but could go 66 with NGC. IMHO, it is a 65.
Very beautiful coin. This one would get people drooling.
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Just out of curiosity, what's the point of this? Do you think it's undergraded? Do you want to resubmit? Do you disagree with the grade?
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I didn't really want to say the point so I wouldn't bias the grader. I thought people enjoyed checking their grading skills against TPGs.
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I didn't really want to say the point so I wouldn't bias the grader. I thought people enjoyed checking their grading skills against TPGs. That's the point! So we can all improve our collective grading abilities!  |
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(I just wrote this on the other nickel). You all were basically right on the money. It's MS 65. The reason I put it up is because I thought it was better. I would have thought 66, so I'm trying to see what I was missing.
It's lustery, satiny, great detail. No wear that I can discern. What's it missing that stops it from grading higher?
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Nothing is missing on the coin. It's a fantastic coin. It just has a few too many bag marks for the technical grade to go 66.
That said, my Buffalo set focuses on eye appeal, without regard to technical grade. I concentrated on getting the best strike with eye appeal, and didn't worry about grade. my set runs from EF-40 to MS-65. This coin is a better strike than the 1937 I have in my set.
Buffs, in particular, prove the old adage about buying the coin and not the slab.
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I'm stumped on this one because of the weakness on hair braid and lower hair that meets braid . The luster on this coin is unsurpassed . The reverse in my opinion is outstanding and if rims were more squared off I would say there is a possibility that this Buffalo could be a proof .
Sorry but I'm refraining from giving this coin a grade .
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