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Bedrock of the Community
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Felt like showing a dandy I have here. Nice natural rainbow toning. It is a little weak there on Liberty? But I still think it is a MS coin. I am taking this image through a 2x2 and inside it is also in an Airtite but I don't want to mess with this one and have it roll in the cold air return or something like that. When I get my little studio set up, I am going to take a better picture. Kind of a nice coin huh?   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I officially hate you  That is a ridiculously nice key Buff with awesome toning  I won't venture a guess as to grade since I am just starting to learn how to grade circulated Buffs but judging by the booming luster, I would say that it is fully mint state with a slightly weak strike. |
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OMG that is a beaut!  Mine is only AG, at least not acid treated |
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Incredible!  I cannot recall seeing a Buffalo nickel in better condition that that one. My Buffalo collection is "nicely circulated" and I avoid looking that the high end ones to avoid being tempted!  |
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United States
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Spectacular coin! One question though, is LIBERTY weak or is that just because of the angle or the plastic on the holder or something like that?
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Two words: you suck. |
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Well Thanks, the compliments go to the coin, not me. Hate the coin!  PS: I know you are just kiddin LOL The Liberty is weak pretty much the whole top half is faded away into the field. Heres a couple other images of it.   I do think this is possibly an AU coin. The 1913 D Type 2 I will show soon is a great companion. I just want to set up here for the camera next week for some of these better Jeffersons and the other Buffs I have around. Guess we'll be eating on TV trays til February or March ... again Edited by TNG
01/07/2009 5:28 pm
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Guess we'll be eating on TV trays til February or March ... again What time should I come over for dinner?  Edited by jbuck
01/07/2009 5:46 pm
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You guys go ahead and eat. I'll just sit at the table, and stare....
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So I stumble into this thread that I had avoided because I don't like to look at coins that are (generally) incredibly worn out...to see... WHAT A COIN! |
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Yowee! Beautiful coin! I hope you're kidding about leaving those coins on that table for any great length of time...unless you have an around the clock guard on them!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I am an around the clock guard, this place is locked up tight and ADT is on the job too. If all else fails, there's other means of deterrent to unwanted dinner guests. We are having Bison Burgers with the Jefferson's next week. C'mon over. George and Wheezy are movin on up. You guys are funny.  I think I'll post the 1913 D TY 2 tonight, my 1913 is supposedly a double profile but I dunno. Is there is such a variety. I already suspect it is Machine Doubling. PS: LATE EDIT: I did start another topic for the D ain't I a stinker?  Edited by TNG
01/07/2009 10:02 pm
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Being a Buffalo collector, let me start by saying this is a great looking 13-S Type 2. The photos make it a little tough to tell but I do not see any evidence of wear in the normal spots like the shoulder blade and hip bone on the reverse and the cheek of the Indian. The weakness in LIBERTY is commonplace: Lange's Complete Guide to Buffalo's (highly recommended) says the strike on the 1913S Type 2 is usually worse than the Type 1 and such weakness "is most evident in the legend LIBERTY and the date." So I wouldn't be too concerned about the LIBERTY blending. It also looks weakly struck on the front left leg and on the head left of the horn (a very common location for weakness in strike). It has a great strike in other places, however, like the tail and shoulderblade. I have a slabbed NGC MS66 of this issue that is one of my prize possessions (I will try to attach photos) but I think yours has the potential to be a nicer coin from the beautiful toning and the granularity. If you are considering submitting this to PCGS or NGC, the toning on the reverse at 9 o'clock may be an issue -- again hard to tell because of the photo sheen. If you don't have a need to slab it, then you don't need to worry about it. This is a great coin. Enjoy and I look forward to more photos. Image:  234080_o.jpg27.67 KB Image: 234080_r.jpg32.44 KB Edited by groganking
01/07/2009 11:20 pm
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I feel like Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble now, members of the Loyal Order.  ( even though they were water buffalo's ) I like your coin images and enjoyed looking at the images you added. That is very informative about the weakness being par for the course on LIBERTY. I have a handful of nice ones here. I would say that the 13 S being the most valuable of the herd. So there was an educational value to my being a show off as well. I will probably catalogue and photograph the Buffs first and they will be all available to view in my gallery in the next couple weeks. My Jefferson's are going to take a year to get set up on a spreadsheet and photographed so I might as well get the much smaller collection done and stowed away first. I have never sent a coin to PCGS or any others. I think I would maybe hand carry this one to a coin show and get it done in person if that is possible. I just don't know? It makes me nervous sending any coins out to be graded. I also think we will get a better consensus when I take a better direct image of these out of the holders in the near future. I enjoy the compliments, but they go to the coin itself, I didn't mint it. LOL! Edited by TNG
01/08/2009 10:56 am
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Damn, makes my VG-8 look much worse that it really is. In AU the cost must be approaching $800. Congratulations on a great addition of a key Buffalo.
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