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caitlin · June 16, 2004 12:44PM

ENJOY.

Craton · June 16, 2004 12:46PM

Wonderful coin!

RGL · June 16, 2004 12:55PM

This man does not even merit a You Suck ... He is beyond contempt..

nOoBiEeE · June 16, 2004 1:01PM

Very, very nice toning...

oldcameoproofsguy · June 16, 2004 1:02PM

SWEEEEET!

Shamika · June 16, 2004 1:08PM

stman · June 16, 2004 1:23PM

Hey that's a nice one.

PCBUM · June 16, 2004 2:41PM

mgoodm3 · June 16, 2004 3:16PM

Very nice.

CoinAddict · June 16, 2004 3:35PM

Sweet coin!!!

coolkarma · June 16, 2004 4:48PM

Impressive!

jonesy · June 16, 2004 9:01PM

<< <i>This man does not even merit a You Suck ... He is beyond contempt..

>>

Caitlin is a wonderful Lady!! Not a man!! She also posseses lots of beautiful Buffalo Nickels!!
I'm still waiting for her to unveil her registry set!!!

Vitaminguy · June 16, 2004 11:39PM

Nice color, to bad the strike lacks so much detail. Sorry, I am obsessed on full strikes

Numismanic · June 17, 2004 12:28AM

Very nice!

3Legs · June 17, 2004 12:30AM

You don't want that old stained thing! Send it to me & I'll send you a brand new shiny nickel.

Steve355 · June 17, 2004 4:23AM

Spectacular !!

Bet it's even nicer than the scan !!

Steve

Hoot · June 17, 2004 4:45AM

Very beautiful coin, Caitlin. Extraordinary strike for a '13-S. The photograph emphasizes the upper protion of the coin on the obverse and reverse. Does a great job of capturing the color but leaves off some of the detail that is evidently there. Some of the tell-tale signs are the great separation of LIBERTY from the rim, which is rare on a T1 nickel. Superb definition of the Indian's long featherand all of the detail of the hair knot and the incuse lines above it. The lines of the robe are tough to see, but studied carefully, they are clearly there. Superb detail in the bison's hair - both head and mane. The mane extends fully down the bison's shoulder, which is tough on a '13-S T1 (and also tough to photograph, usually appearing flat at the shoulder). Great definition in the bison's haunches and the back leg shows clear separation from the field. Fields of the obverse and reverse are wonderful, not fatigued, and show the details that Fraser intended. Excellent. Clearly an MS67 coin.

Here's my '13-S Ms67 for comparison... Hoot

jom · June 17, 2004 6:33AM

Since Hoot is showing off I'll put up my lowly MS64 and MS65 versions:. So there..

Oh...wait. Mine aren't S-mint. Crap! The hell with it...I'll show them anyway. So there...again.

jom

Hoot · June 17, 2004 6:43AM

Excellent jom! You have one of the most beautiful collections of buffalos I know of. You, John Wihlborg, and Caitlin always put up superlative pieces.

Hoot

FullHorn · June 17, 2004 6:58AM

WOW a ms 67 13s typ one

I just bought me an AU last sunday.

coinfreak499 · June 17, 2004 6:59AM

WOW nice

jom · June 17, 2004 3:06PM

<< <i>Excellent jom! You have one of the most beautiful collections of buffalos I know of. You, John Wihlborg, and Caitlin always put up superlative pieces. >>

Gradewise (and, hence, strike-wise) their's beats the hell out of mine. I do the best I can with, it seems, a more limited budget. I haven't seen all of Caitlin's coins so I can't say but Wihlborg's set is incredible. That 26-D he has just pisses me off.

jom

Hoot · June 17, 2004 3:22PM

"Gradewise (and, hence, strike-wise) their's beats the hell out of mine. I do the best I can with, it seems, a more limited budget. I haven't seen all of Caitlin's coins so I can't say but Wihlborg's set is incredible. That 26-D he has just pisses me off. "

Yeah, it's pretty fugly, so here it is...

Hey, will he be mad that I'm showing off his coin?

Hoot

jom · June 17, 2004 3:30PM

Heh. I was going to show a picture of it but I chickened out. You seemed to have access to a larger picture so it worked out better. Put up the 17-D too! Another coin of his that just ticks me off.

EDIT: To be fair, I'll show Caitlin's "strike of the century" 1920-D. Yikes

jom

Hoot · June 17, 2004 3:48PM

Caitlin's '20-D is unreal. I think she had it made.

Excellent craftsmanship.
And I hate Wihlborg's '17-D, as well.

More ugly buffs!

Hoot

quarterjack · June 17, 2004 4:40PM

Wow!!! All are beautiful Buffs'.
Thanks for sharing them.

Dave

caitlin · June 17, 2004 7:56PM

WOW that 26-d is a very nice Buff. ms66? I think I've seen this coin before, infact it might have been mine at one time. It was one of those coin I wished I had never sold.
Thanks for all the nice comments and Jom and Hoot thanks for the images and kind words as well. It's nice to see other buffs. and I wish collectors would post more of them, so keep them coming.

This 1913 toned Buff came from Pinnacle and grades as an ms66. I should have it in hand by the weekend, hopefully it as nice as the image, I'll keep you posted.

Vitaminguy · June 17, 2004 11:01PM

Nice color coins, but the strikes are so soft. I would be interested in a poll to find out what collectors look for more on buffalos strike or color.

Working on a high grade fully struck registry set.

Vitaminguy · June 17, 2004 11:07PM

I am obviously refering to the 26-D, and the 17-D. Nice strike on the 20-D, I wondered who outbid me on that one. Nice job Catlin !

EvilMCT · June 17, 2004 11:34PM

Keep 'em coming! One of these days, I'll have to skip on a coin purchase or two so that I can pick up a decent digital camera. Thanks for sharing.

Ken

Hoot · June 18, 2004 12:44AM

Caitlin - both the 26-D and the 17-D are MS 64 and from the Wihlborg Collection of buffalo nickels, 1913-1938.

jom has his own set on his own web site.

And you know where to find me.

<< <i>Nice color coins, but the strikes are so soft. I would be interested in a poll to find out what collectors look for more on buffalos strike or color. >>

Vitaminguy - You are right that the strikes on the 26-D (obv. rims, rev.) and the 17-D (central obv./rev.) are a bit soft, but the trade-off is for totally original surfaces with excellent toning. The fellow collector to whom these belong is one of those who will go for originality and color before full strike. There are others who feel differently, like yourself, and that's great, because it leaves us all room to collect these beauties! Although I've never seen Wihlborg's coins in person, I have heard that they simply leap at you when you see them - full of luster! He's also a very knowledgeable collector - one of the best!

Hoot

keets · June 18, 2004 12:52AM

.........and look at Tinkerbell having a one-on-one with Black Diamond!!

al h.

Hoot · June 18, 2004 1:15AM

That's a great looking piece Al! Great pastel colors and obviously a fully lustrous piece. And I like the Tinkerbell effect!

Hoot

jom · June 18, 2004 2:13AM

Vitaminguy: Adding to what Hoot said, it also has to do with COST. A big thing with me. Generally speaking if I can only afford only the MS63 grade you will lose out somewhere on the coin: luster, strike or hits. I personally would rather have a lusterous coin with some color than a dull full strike piece. Look at my 26-D (see the link Hoot gave), gem obverse and mushy mush mush reverse, MS63 STAR holder. Those are the things each of us must pick and choose as we try to put a set together. It makes the search more interesting and fun, IMO.

"Least amount of dough is a worthy goal".

jom

caitlin · June 19, 2004 11:13AM

Wow this coin arrived in the mail today. Awsom toning and luster, it's a keeper . Thanks Pinnacle.Rarities.

Hoot · June 19, 2004 4:18PM

Superb! Happy for you Caitlin!

Hoot

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