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Another fake 1937d 3 legged buffalo nickel.......... on eBay right now real good job of amputation!

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Fake 37d 3 legged buffalo nickel, good job done of removing the leg, wonder how it was done?? No evidence of monkey business about the removed leg? And a d over d as a bonus!

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Dremel me this. Peace Roy

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  • HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Is there not a diagnostic in the field under the belly? I faintly recall something about a “spray pattern.”

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,481 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Namvet69 said:
    Dremel me this. Peace Roy

    Looks like you're right. High speed tooling. I agree it's a good amputation, but as we all know, the whole coin is wrong for a 3-Legger.

    Pete

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  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,233 ✭✭✭✭✭

    RPM looks odd to me.

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,481 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OnWithTheHunt said:
    RPM looks odd to me.

    It looks odd to me also. Variety Vista does not list it. The denomination also has some strange stuff going on. A higher authority's comments would be very helpful.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,234 ✭✭✭✭✭

    that looks die struck with machine/ejection doubling on reverse

  • cmerlo1cmerlo1 Posts: 7,910 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Hemispherical said:
    Is there not a diagnostic in the field under the belly? I faintly recall something about a “spray pattern.”

    A dealer once told me this: "If the buffalo's not p*ssing, the leg's not missing."

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,430 ✭✭✭✭✭

    wow, thats a bad fake

  • HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cmerlo1 said:

    @Hemispherical said:
    Is there not a diagnostic in the field under the belly? I faintly recall something about a “spray pattern.”

    A dealer once told me this: "If the buffalo's not p*ssing, the leg's not missing."

    That’s it! Thanks!

  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,252 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There are some obverse diagnostics too.

    One of the first things I look at is the right rear leg. A genuine 3-legger's right rear leg has a "moth eaten" appearance from having been struck from rusted dies.

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  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cmerlo1 said:

    @Hemispherical said:
    Is there not a diagnostic in the field under the belly? I faintly recall something about a “spray pattern.”

    A dealer once told me this: "If the buffalo's not p*ssing, the leg's not missing."

    Christian-that's the phrase I usually quote.

  • RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    These lame critters also exist with the "wrong" leg missing, or wrong parts of the correct leg. In the early 1960s is was a common amusement among HS age collectors to grind off or enhance bison parts.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Even without other diagnostics, the 'missing' part is completely wrong.... Cheers, RickO

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,481 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @RogerB said:
    These lame critters also exist with the "wrong" leg missing, or wrong parts of the correct leg. In the early 1960s is was a common amusement among HS age collectors to grind off or enhance bison parts.

    True, Roger. Lets not forget that the real "Black Diamond" was also made into Bison parts by butcher A Silz.

    Art sometimes imitates reality.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • ChrisH821ChrisH821 Posts: 6,526 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have a link so we can report?

    Collector, occasional seller

  • davewesendavewesen Posts: 6,234 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ChrisH821 said:
    Have a link so we can report?

    https://ebay.com/itm/1937-d-3-legged-buffalo-nickel-and-DD-double-Die/223232782205?hash=item33f9b5ef7d:g:2b8AAOSwjrFb7kOk

  • burfle23burfle23 Posts: 2,389 ✭✭✭✭✭

    eBay removed the listing.

  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks to all who posted here. This fake is destined to be sold sometime in the future because of the good job of amputatation! A novice collector who does not know about any of the diagnostics or pick up points such as the line of raised dots below the bison;s belly will bite on this one.

    Collector of Buffalo Nickels and other 20th century United States Coinage
    a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"

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