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1937-D Buffalo 5 cent 2 FEATHER?
bigtonydallas
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I bought this coin awhile back. After looking at a lot of certified 2 feather buffs I feel this is a new 2 feather. Where should I send this to have someone look at it more closely? What do you all think?
Big Tony from Texas! Cherrypicking fool!!!!!!
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Tony,
I just picked one up off eBay that also has very little of the third feather showing, but just enough that I wouldn't call it a true 2 Feather. Ron will chime in here, I'm sure, but I think this is one of the seven or eight dates that are accepted as 2 Feather by some TPGs, but not by the guy who literally wrote the book.
Edited to add some quick pics of my coin:
(I have a 1927-S coming, also from eBay, that is in the same boat.)
Sean Reynolds
"Keep in mind that most of what passes as numismatic information is no more than tested opinion at best, and marketing blather at worst. However, I try to choose my words carefully, since I know that you guys are always watching." - Joe O'Connor
In Ron's book "The Abraided Die Varieties" the 1919-S has a very small remnant of a feather and I think this coin is very close to the one he has pictured in his book. We shall see. I'd be glad to send it to Ron, for him to look at. If it is, he can scan it for his files.
@koynekwest is the expert....im in the no group not a true 2 feather buffalo
"That's why I wander and follow La Vie Dansante"
Tony & Sean-
Your coins are 2 1/2 feather coins but they look as if they might be from two different dies. I call them 2+ feathers in my book.
I join with HalfDimeDude with a no as I can see a portion of the feather's outline.
Ron's list no doubt may someday be updated, but as of yet I think it holds.
Jim
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I would call that one a 2 1/4 feather....
I can see a very faint outline there.... Cheers, RickO
It's actually the 2 1/4 feather coins I list as 2+ feather varieties in my book and of those, mainly the ones that have been slabbed as 2 feathers in the past.