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Pillar of the Community
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Just acquired. Thx in advance for your opinions   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Too much glare to evaluate surface details clearly. Appears to be carbon flecking on both sides and perhaps some nicks between the front and back legs on the reverse, but it's difficult to be sure in these images.
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Pillar of the Community
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Coinfrog, I noticed the flecking myself. These are seller's pics.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'd be careful without better pics. I don't doubt that it's uncirculated, but it's hard to grade it accurately from these pics.
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Just a note,1938's are common in high grade. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1938's are common in high grade. I know. I paid ~$15 for it. It's still a little better year/MM than some of the later Buffalos |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Can't quite make out what's going on in BERTY; a hit? Same with the 8.
Those aside, spots (carbon spots?) keep this out of GEM, MS63/64 territory for me.
Edited by Ty2020b
12/26/2021 9:28 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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there are so many nice MS66 examples this is not one I would have pulled the trigger on but probably not worth the return shipping.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'd spend $25 more and hunt down a PCGS or NGC MS64/65
There's plenty out there and it's a matter of finding a seller willing to take a reasonable offer
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Bedrock of the Community
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Good advice - keep your powder dry on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
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there are so many nice MS66 examples this is not one I would have pulled the trigger on I actually know the market for foreign coins better than for higher-end U.S. coins. I bought it because the reverse seems so well-struck |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I bought it because the reverse seems so well-struck the 38D Buff are pretty much all full strikes and the easiest to find in MS66. strike is only one component in grading. never base a purchase on strike alone. the coin would be a nice MS66 example except for the spotting best advice I can give you is if you are going to purchase a coin in a series you are not very familiar with post it here first for assessments. in this case it did not cost you a lot to learn something |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for the further info, panzaldi
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Bedrock of the Community
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MS-63 at best with all the carbon spots.
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Pillar of the Community
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MS-63 at best with all the carbon spots. IndianGoldEagle, are you referring to net grading? Is that still practiced? I use to see reference to Net Grade on some slabs, but not for a long time. Thanks for commenting. |
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Posted 12/26/2021 6:51 pm
