Home U.S. Coin Forum

1936d 3 and one half legged buffalo nickel, lowball specimen for sure, agree with the grade?

BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

Here is a 36-d three and one half legged buffalo nickel that must be the absolute lowball graded specimen
Do you agree with the good-04 grade??
(In a great collections auction)

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

Comments

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

    Looks to be an AG at best. Under the circumstances the grade doesn't surprise me at all, tho.

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks AG-3 to me.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Retail in GOOD-04 is $350-$400. I wouldn't give $100 for that one.

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

    @koynekwest said:
    Retail in GOOD-04 is $350-$400. I wouldn't give $100 for that one.

    Heartily agree with koyneqwest on that one! And the D appears to be obliterated so the label should read
    1936-(D) instead of 1936-D. You don’t really need to see the mintmark to identify the coin, the leg will do fine.
    Kind of like identifying the year just buy look at the raised ground on the 13 type one buff.

    Collector of Buffalo Nickels and other 20th century United States Coinage
    a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree with the grade... at least from what I can see....pictures are not quite the same as in hand. Cheers, RickO

  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2020 11:59AM

    If this coin were even graded Fa02 I cannot see many people making an argument with that.
    (considering that the mint mark looks to be illegible.)

    Collector of Buffalo Nickels and other 20th century United States Coinage
    a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"
  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 31, 2020 3:54PM

    Here is a PCGS GOOD-04. Clearly the subject coin doesn't make the grade in my opinion.


  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @koynekwest said:
    Here is a PCGS GOOD-04. Clearly the subject coin doesn't make the grade in my opinion.


    Only a Good 4? Seriously undergraded in my opinion.

    Proud recipient of the coveted "You Suck Award" (9/3/10).
  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OnWithTheHunt said:

    @koynekwest said:
    Here is a PCGS GOOD-04. Clearly the subject coin doesn't make the grade in my opinion.


    Only a Good 4? Seriously undergraded in my opinion.

    Yes, a nice good-six it is.

    Collector of Buffalo Nickels and other 20th century United States Coinage
    a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"
  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would agree that the 1917 is better than GOOD 04. It's from PCGS "Photograde." The date is too strong for that grade. I could also see a Fair grade for the '36-D. It sure as hell isn't a GOOD 04.

  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BUFFNIXX said:

    @OnWithTheHunt said:

    @koynekwest said:
    Here is a PCGS GOOD-04. Clearly the subject coin doesn't make the grade in my opinion.


    Only a Good 4? Seriously undergraded in my opinion.

    Yes, a nice good-six it is.

    OK, maybe not "seriously undergraded" but I'd give it a VG-8 anyway.

    Proud recipient of the coveted "You Suck Award" (9/3/10).
  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,480 ✭✭✭✭✭

    With a full date it would grade G-6.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Emoji
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file