1930-S & 1915-D BUFFALO 5 CENT - 2 FEATHERS ON BUY FORUM

bigtonydallas

Just posted on PCGS buy forum

MsMorrisine

don't post promos here.

stick with the buy forum. otherwise we wouldn't need a buy forum...

ifthevamzarockin

+1 Agree

You may also want to edit your sig line with the link to your NARU ebay account.

Edited to add:
You also posted it on the "Buy, Sell & Trade - World & Ancient Coin" so it may be hard for someone to find.

bigtonydallas

OK THANKS

abcde12345

Good luck with the sale! Those are cool.

koynekwest

Those are two of the tougher ones, especially the '15-D.

abcde12345

I suppose it doesn't really matter it isn't on the NGC insert. Is it one they do recognize though? Does PCGS?

koynekwest

Both grading services recognize the two feather varieties. They are also attributed by ANACS, ICG, and SEGS.

LanceNewmanOCC

@abcde12345 said:
I suppose it doesn't really matter it isn't on the NGC insert. Is it one they do recognize though? Does PCGS?

after a lot of ups and downs/back and forths with varieties known, new, minor and potential, for any tpg, my best advice is to check pop reports to see what is currently being attributed (specific coin numbers). if you have anything that is cpg (but not yet in the pops or recognized), or a good FS candidate, then other measures need be taken. there are nuances. die 1, die 2, die states etc. that knowledge comes by much more study/experience/sources/painful research.

i've only had a few "first attributed" by pcgs and it takes some legwork to be sure but can be a fun and educational process.

abcde12345

Thanks. Good info! It would be fun to have a Registry of strictly two-feather Buffalo nickels for all the years they are known.

koynekwest

Here's a list of the "true" two feathers-20 total

       01  1913-D    VAR 1            
       02  1913-S    VAR 1            
       03  1915                       
       04  1915-D                     
       05  1916                       
       06  1916-S                     
       07  1917                       
       08  1917-S                     
       09  1918                       
       10  1918-S                     
       11  1919                       
       12  1920                       
       13  1920-S                     
       14  1921                       
       15  1921-S                     
       16  1923                       
       17  1925-S                     
       18  1926-D                     
       19  1929-S                     
       20  1930-S   

And here is a list of dates sometimes seen slabbed and attributed as 2 feathers. These dates have a noticeable portion of the third feather remaining-

       01  1913      VAR 1            
       02  1917-D  
       03  1919-D           
       04  1919-S  
       05  1920-D            
       06  1925-D  
       07  1927-D           
       08  1927-S 
       09  1928-S           
       10  1937-D               

I have written a book on these and other abraded dies, such as the 3 and 3 1/2 legged varieties. PM me for more info.

abcde12345

Was the Two Feather accidental (worn die) or on purpose? Seems like a lot of various years for the mint to be sloppy.

koynekwest

It was the result of a clashed die being polished to remove clash marks and thus removing the shallowest design element, i.e. the third feather. This was unintentional and is the same process that removed the leg on the famous 1937-D 3 legged coin.