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Got this 1916 Buffalo for a great deal curious what the community would grade it out at. Thanks CG   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I'll say EF-45 as well. Looks just like yours, IGE.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm at XF45 as well. I would give it a quick acetone bath or a quick roll over with an acetone soaked qtip. Looks to have some pvc to the right of LIBERTY and on the neck, around the date.
Interesting, looks MDS, but there is a lack of die clashing and die polishing. 1916 has several overpolished varieties including the 2 Feather and "No F" missing designer initial, on multiple dies/die pairs. Both of these caused from the removal of die clashes via overpolishing. Amazing this die pie made it even this far without the usual issues.
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What does MDS stand for? I bought it for $3.50 at my LCS. I thought of doing a acetone soak but wasn't sure if I should or not. Does a buff have to have luster to qualify as AU?
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Bedrock of the Community
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Middle die state. It is an indication of how worn the dies were when this coin was struck.
That is one sharp looking strike. I would say EDS (Early die state) due to the sharpness of all the devices.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Thank you for the clarification on MDS. How did I do on the price? Its certainly nicer than the one I have in my buff set
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Bedrock of the Community
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I didn't read what you paid, so...   IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Only read the original post. This should be about a $15 coin so at $3.50 you did really well.  IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Acetone won't do any harm as long as you let the chemical evaporate on its own and you don't wipe the coin. Maybe a dab with a non-abrasive cloth like the ones they sell at auto detailing supply shops. Nickels don't necessarily need to have luster at AU but it helps. Your coin has a sharp strike, but also has a light scratch that detracts a little. Nice coin overall.
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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Definitely a sharp strike, but that is not necessarily indicative of EDS. There is noticeable Die Deterioration on the back the the neck and jawline, also around the periphery of the Buffalo on the reverse where heavier metal flow lines can be seen. Edit: At $3.50 it's a nice purchase Edited by Ty2020b
06/13/2022 11:35 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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XF45 possible details. that reverse scratch runs from the nose to the backend. not sure if that will pass
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Besides that long reverse scratch I like the looks of that Nickel ; Nice EF-40-45 .  |
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XF45
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I'll go with XF45, maybe details graded because of the reverse scratch others have mentioned. Still an attractive coin and sounds like a pretty good deal...
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