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I know that there are a few things on these nickels to look for to ensure that they are not fakes, But I cannot remember any of them (My brain went on holiday and hasn't returned yet)
Can you kind folks please help me with a list? I'm looking to buy one (no I have none in site yet - just getting ready)
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I think the year matters - I had a thread a few months back about a possible 3.5 and people contributed a bunch of markers. I recall die crack on Reverse out of tail to rim and extreme metal flow on rear legs and belly of bison.
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Simply enter "3 Leg Nickel" in the Search box above and scroll down past the advertisments to read many past threads on this subject including many photos.
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Thanks Frog and Docc.
I did know it is a 1937-D
I did forget about the search box (silly me). Thx for the link.
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The makers for the 3 Leg are:
1 - obv. 3rd feather detached from hair.
2 - rev. EPU separated from buffalo's back.
3 - rev. buffalo's beard at right lower than the left side.
4 - rev. hind legs are abraided.
5 - rev. buffalo looks like it's going #1 with a stream.
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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The link above seems to be for the 17-D 3.5 legger, not the 37-D 3-leg.
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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Thanks numis student, reading your list brought it all back to me (plus one I didn't know - the beard thing). [Up]
Edited by Dearborn
01/08/2024 7:46 pm
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John, Save yourself a headache and buy one slabbed.ANACS. John1  |
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In addition to the excellent list that @ns put together, I would add that there should be a moth-eaten appearance at the back of the Indian's neck on the obverse, from die erosion or rusting. Quote:
Save yourself a headache and buy one slabbed.ANACS. @John1, what happened to buy the coin, not the slab? It's always good to know the diagnostics of a major variety like this so you can feel confident about what you are buying.The 3-legged Buffalo is a pretty easy one to weed out fakes if you know what to look for. |
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Always buy the coin not the holder. But,if you are not familiar with the variety you need to trust the slabbing company especially when fakes are out there. John1 |
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The makers for the 3 Leg are:
1 - obv. 3rd feather detached from hair.
2 - rev. EPU separated from buffalo's back.
3 - rev. buffalo's beard at right lower than the left side.
4 - rev. hind legs are abraded.
5 - rev. buffalo looks like it's going #1 with a stream.   Edited by Slider23
01/09/2024 10:17 am
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Yes it is - I'll be book marking this page until I get one!  Edited by Dearborn
01/09/2024 8:20 pm
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