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1931-S Buffalo Nickel

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is this coin worth 80$--opinions--thanks--
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"Dipping" is not considered cleaning...
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$80 is too high for that nickel.
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55 - 60 bucks tops..
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AU-53.
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The 1931-S Buffalos are better struck than most of the earlier San Francisco coins. There are several die pair that have heavy die polishing, including distinct polishing lines through the central devices, which are the deepest parts of the die. Your coin is one of the heavily polished die pairs. Notice the SW-NE polishing lines on the Indian's face and on the buffalo. Notice also the lighter NW-SE polishing lines. The direction of polishing can be determined by the polishing lines radiating from the central devices, since that's where the bristles made the deepest marks while exiting the recessed area.

High technical grade 1931-S examples can be found fairly readily. Despite the mintage, it had a high survival rate. High grade examples that are (a) struck from matching VEDS/EDS dies and (b) with minimal clashing and (c) with minimal clash polishing and (d) in higher grades are very difficult to find.

That said, even the heavily polished dies for this year have sharp details on most of the coins struck from those dies. Most of the weakness on your coin is circulation wear. IMHO, your coin is AU-50 on a bourse floor, although TPGs may call it anywhere from EF-40 to MS-62 on buffs with luster. For what it's worth, the high UNC coins slabbed for this date (66/67) are sometimes very badly overgraded. This is a date where "buy the coin, not the slab" is especially important.

I wish I had better news for you, but that's what I see with this coin.
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i have her at AU53. 55 tops
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