As you can see-even after 12 1/2 years here I STILL have trouble posting photos. I haven't posted a photo for years and things have changed. So-my apologies-let me try again later.
Give me a day or two-I'll do my best to figure it out. I'm sure it's something simple. Tom-you've seen it before-in person. How do you go about posting pics here? I might try the one Teddy recommends.
Right you are, Tom. It knocked my socks off when I saw it for sure. BTW-Thanks to one and all who helped! Tom finally got the little light to "turn on" via the telephone ten minutes ago. I'll try my best not to forget again-I think I'll get plenty of practice as I have more pics to post!
Yes-the discovery piece. I got it off ebay in June, 2008 for $15. I've never seen another but a few more might be out there. The main thing about this one is, unlike the '37-D and all the 3 1/2 legged dates known which are all abraded dies, is that this one is a FILLED die.
Teddy asked market value-I was offered $500 for it; I think it's worth more. But really-who knows? I'd rather keep it anyhow-looks nice next to my '37-D.
<< <i>Yes-the discovery piece. I got it off ebay in June, 2008 for $15. I've never seen another but a few more might be out there. The main thing about this one is, unlike the '37-D and all the 3 1/2 legged dates known which are all abraded dies, is that this one is a FILLED die. >>
coolness and thanks too as it adds to the excitement knowing a lil background
yayy a discovery piece huge congrats there ron
everything in life is but merely on loan to us by our appreciation....lose your appreciation and see
one could buy a matte proof an awesome double die obverse then a 3 leg too
toss in a high lofty ms67 toss in a candied colored rainbow"
I have a rainbow 1916 too. Seems there are a few of this date around with knockout color. Certain dates are a little more common with high color-1913 Var 1 and Var 2, 1916, 1938-D come to mind. To add a little challenge to my date set I'm trying to assemble a rainbow toned set. I cherried a '16 MP a few years back in a 2nd tier MS64 slab-it's part of my proof Buff set-now resides in a PCGS PR65 slab.
No signs of any removal. Shows the characteristic filled die features, including the raised line you see where the filled die wasn't entirely filled. Hasn't been messed with that I can tell. At any rate it's on it's way to PCGS for slabbing-I'm quite confident it'll slab ok.
<< <i>Teddy asked market value-I was offered $500 for it; I think it's worth more. But really-who knows? I'd rather keep it anyhow-looks nice next to my '37-D. >>
$500 seems like an extremely generous offer if it is nothing more than a filled-die error...
IMO.
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I think the location of the filled die has more to do with the possible value than the fact that it's only a filled die. As I said-I'd rather keep it-for one thing it's a nice conversation piece.
<< <i>Ron - Are you sure this is an abraided die? It looks like a clogged die. >>
Chris-It IS a filled die-I've known that since I got it. Too bad it isn't an abraded die like the '37-D-might be worth a small fortune in that case. >>
Sorry about that Ron. I see now that you mentioned it being a filled die in an earlier post. I skipped to the image and assumed you believed this to be an abraided die.
bought if off of ebay as an ms64 and got an ms65 from pcgs. It has the proof diagnostic straight line on the reverse at 8 oclock. Supposedly only some 1913 type two, 1914, and 1915 business strikes are supposed to have this straight line and this is the only 1916 I have ever seen with this line. (See Scott Traveras book "Coin Collectors' Survival Manual") The business strikes having this line may have been struck from left over matte proof dies.
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<< <i>BUFFNIXX - That coin has the peripheral detail of a proof. LIBERTY is as strong as I've ever seen. >>
Chris-not nearly a sharp enough strike for a proof-note the less than full strike at the knot and at the high point of the bison's upper front leg. Rims aren't uniformly wide and flat either-indistinct from about 2 o'clock to 9 o'clock on the obv. So not a proof IMO.
That might be an acceptable. If a "shiny" coin can be prooflike I don't see why a coin with matte-like surfaces couldn't be matte-prooflike. You may have "coined" a new term there.
As time goes buy more and more coins show up on ebay. There is probably no end to the varieties out there that can be cherried for next to nothing. You just have to have the knowledge and then the time and patience and persistence. A few months ago I got an ngc good-04 over date buffalo nickel that was listed as "1918-d" instead of "1918/7-d". Dealer probably never looked at the coin himself just went on what the grading service said. Just a labeling error by ngc as there was no doubt that it was an overdate. So here is an $1100 coin (by pcgs trends) that was had for $14.00. So keep looking and the next big one might just be around the corner.
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simple just browse my files...upload
copy from 2nd line
paste direct into text body here
easy as ...A-B-C
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is this a discovery piece?
any background info...like
ebay find?
yard sale or fleamarket?
coin show?
did you pay a premium for it or was it cheap?
what type of guesstimate on market value?
<< <i>Yes-the discovery piece. I got it off ebay in June, 2008 for $15. I've never seen another but a few more might be out there. The main thing about this one is, unlike the '37-D and all the 3 1/2 legged dates known which are all abraded dies, is that this one is a FILLED die. >>
coolness and thanks too as it adds to the excitement knowing a lil background
yayy
a discovery piece
huge congrats there ron
but man-o-man
those back legs....leg in forefront looks like it has a another 1/2 to it
what a year this 1916 is...
one could buy a matte proof
an awesome double die obverse
then a 3 leg too
toss in a high lofty ms67
toss in a candied colored rainbow
sweet
one could buy a matte proof
an awesome double die obverse
then a 3 leg too
toss in a high lofty ms67
toss in a candied colored rainbow"
I have a rainbow 1916 too. Seems there are a few of this date around with knockout color. Certain dates are a little more common with high color-1913 Var 1 and Var 2, 1916, 1938-D come to mind. To add a little challenge to my date set I'm trying to assemble a rainbow toned set. I cherried a '16 MP a few years back in a 2nd tier MS64 slab-it's part of my proof Buff set-now resides in a PCGS PR65 slab.
uh...uh...whud?
you cherried a 16 matte proof from a ms slab
wow
"YOU SUCK !!! "
post an image someday as i'd love to see...please
I think I saw displaced metal which might indicate PMD...
<< <i>Ron - Are you sure this is an abraided die? It looks like a clogged die. >>
Chris-It IS a filled die-I've known that since I got it. Too bad it isn't an abraded die like the '37-D-might be worth a small fortune in that case.
<< <i>Teddy asked market value-I was offered $500 for it; I think it's worth more. But really-who knows? I'd rather keep it anyhow-looks nice next to my '37-D. >>
$500 seems like an extremely generous offer if it is nothing more than a filled-die error...
IMO.
On a different note here's the 1916 proof Buff I mentioned earlier. I cherried this in 2006.
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<< <i>Ron - Are you sure this is an abraided die? It looks like a clogged die. >>
Chris-It IS a filled die-I've known that since I got it. Too bad it isn't an abraded die like the '37-D-might be worth a small fortune in that case. >>
Sorry about that Ron. I see now that you mentioned it being a filled die in an earlier post. I skipped to the image and assumed you believed this to be an abraided die.
thanks for posting that...you bet....YOU SUCK
so this was that other area that looks neat....like doubling on that back leg pointed out here
<< <i>That's a die clash, Teddy. >>
cool then ...just adds a lil more character
<< <i>Ha I will stick with my Roosies, no 3 legged ones there. >>
Any with 3/4 flame?
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bought if off of ebay as an ms64 and got an ms65 from pcgs. It has the proof diagnostic straight line on the
reverse at 8 oclock. Supposedly only some 1913 type two, 1914, and 1915 business strikes are supposed to have this straight line and this is the only 1916 I have ever seen with this line. (See Scott Traveras book "Coin Collectors' Survival Manual") The business strikes having this line may have been struck from left over matte proof dies.
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Actually I really like Buffalo's but they are out of my league so I will stick with the flame, maybe it can keep me warm.
<< <i>BUFFNIXX - That coin has the peripheral detail of a proof. LIBERTY is as strong as I've ever seen. >>
Chris-not nearly a sharp enough strike for a proof-note the less than full strike at the knot and at the high point of the bison's upper front leg. Rims aren't uniformly wide and flat either-indistinct from about 2 o'clock to 9 o'clock on the obv. So not a proof IMO.
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<< <i>There were 11 1916 doubled die obverse nickels on ebay today! >>
Noticed that too, including some really nice ones that are far above my reach. Any speculation why so many all of a sudden?