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MrRick Valued Member United States 122 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 4:36 pm Found 6 1921S Buffalo nickels in the bottom of one of his ammo boxes that he kept rolls in. I hadn't looked at pricing before for the Buffalos, so I was kind of surprised when I saw they had a $60 price tag for "GOOD". This is the worst of the bunch. None of them will blow you away but the dates & mint marks are very readable. Any experts on these have an opinion on the condition? http://s393.photobucket.com/albums/...21S_0001.jpg http://s393.photobucket.com/albums/...21S_0002.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 4:39 pm Nice key date Buffs! Judging by the pics, I'd call G6 possibly VG8. Nice coins! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 5:45 pm MrRick- yep, that is a Good 1921-S. I just wonder why they were at the bottom of a pile of rolls. Report this Post to the Staff
MrRick Valued Member United States 122 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 6:06 pm If you saw the way he had these things together, you would fall out of your chair. I'm finding prescription pill bottles dated 1974, w/ an assortment of Mercury dimes, wheat pennies & V nickels. There is no rhyme nor reason to it. I'm kind of glad. Had they been TOO presorted, I wouldn't have had as much fun going through them & seeing what was there Report this Post to the Staff
halfabustisbetter Pillar of the Community United States 1984 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 7:48 pm That's kind of cool actually--I'm sure you're getting more insight into the person he was this way. Keep em coming, going along on this journey really is a fun thread. Report this Post to the Staff
guyofsteel New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 12/07/2008 10:11 pm I'm loving this thread, because Mr. Rick's grandfather and my Dad appear to have been separated at birth. I certainly have a similar collection, inherited from my dad. I'm in the process of organizing it now, and the pictures will start to come soon. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
MrRick Valued Member United States 122 Posts	Posted 12/10/2008 3:02 pm Found a Twentieth Century Type Set today in a hard plexiglass holder that I had disregarded up to this point. It looks like he had some pretty nice coins in there. He didn't have many Barbers stashed (other than circulated dime rolls), but I found a nice Barber Half & Quarter in there. A little disappointed in the pics because they came out kind of dark, when in reality the coins are pretty bright. I noticed a couple of scratches on the face & was wondering if you thought they had been cleaned? I can almost guarantee that my Grandfather wouldn't have done it (because he sure didn't clean any of the rest of them), but maybe before he got them they were. What do you think? Edited by MrRick 12/10/2008 3:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
okie-colin Pillar of the Community United States 1083 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 9:12 pm You are learning about grading very quickly Rick. The Barber Half and quarter appear to have been harshly cleaned with some kind of abrasive, although they have begun to re-tone. Not unusual in the Barber series. Most circulated pieces have been cleaned, making the original ones in higher grades very expensive. Report this Post to the Staff
MrRick Valued Member United States 122 Posts	Posted 12/11/2008 9:21 pm Booooooooo. Wrong answer. You're supposed to tell me, "Of COURSE they haven't been cleaned! They're original & MS -70's & worth $4,000,000,000 EACH!" Report this Post to the Staff
SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/12/2008 08:07 am I won't disagree with you, Colin, but I will say that there's a little room for argument when you consider how a scanned coin appears as opposed to a photographed one. Had these been photos, I'd unequivocally agree that they'd been thrashed. Under a scanner, which tends to lighten dark areas and vice versa, I'm not so sure. Report this Post to the Staff
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