I Know Very Little About Buffalo Nickels. Help

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KerryKz Pillar of the Community United States 586 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 3:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21634 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 3:49 pm What would you like to know? It was minted at the San Francisco mint and had over 6 million struck. Oops, my bad. I didn't notice this was in the grading forum. Edited by JimmyD 07/16/2022 4:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36844 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 4:11 pm Grade, VG-8. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 6:18 pm I'll say VG-08 as well. Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2957 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 7:40 pm Yep, classic VG-8 of a semi-key better date, obverse actually looks a little higher in grade, up to a F-12 perhaps, reverse is probably weakly-struck. Report this Post to the Staff
Ty2020b Pillar of the Community United States 4680 Posts	Posted 07/16/2022 8:22 pm VG08/VG10 for me. Nice honest looking coin. Not seeing much, if any signs of die clashes, die polishing, or Die Deterioration, so earlier die state. Overall, looks like a well struck example for the date, with just slight weakness noticeable. 1920's especially San Fran minted Buffs are notorious for strike and die state issues. This would have been a killer coin when it was in MS. Buffalo nickels are a tough series to grade due to all the striking and die state issues. Understanding the "quirks" of this series definitely helps. There's a lot of good threads here on CCF, just run through the search. Report this Post to the Staff
panzaldi Bedrock of the Community United States 18696 Posts	Posted 07/18/2022 09:29 am I'm going with a technical grade of VF25. a TPG may grade it VG10 but something is up with the reverse die and maybe FC will enlighten us. the obv is way more detailed than a VG coin with a rounded cheek. these early buffs are very difficult to grade unless you are well versed with the dies and techniques they were using at the time. Report this Post to the Staff
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