“Mint Error News published this update. There's a lot of great history on this coin in the article along with quotes for a lot of people! I'll just include some from forum members
@MrEureka said:
A gold Buffalo Nickel is the perfect example of a coin that lies right on the line between something so cool that someone at the Mint would have had to have struck one, and so ridiculously impossible that nobody would have had the nerve to actually do it. Well, here we are!
@FredWeinberg said:
When the coin was first shown to me at my table at the Long Beach coin expo, I was stunned and immediately felt that it could be genuine just from visually looking at it. After spending some time and using high magnification I felt very confident that it was genuine and an incredible coin that none of us ever thought existed.
@BestGerman said:
The Gold 1913 Buffalo Nickel immediately brought to mind ‘will wonders never cease?’ After decades in the coin business, very little surprises me, but this was a bolt out of the blue!”
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
Still need to figure out how to make iphone 13 produce awesome error coin in slab images:
My iphone doesnt like closeup shots, but one trick i use is to place the coin in the upper right quadrant of the image and move the camera back about 20% and tap on the coin to focus. Then you can crop the image to your desired size. there is a sweet spot and you may have to play around which quadrant you use depending on the angle of light, you can eliminate the reflecting of the camera and the light source.
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
I don't think that the coin passed secretly through the hands of that many people to become AU-53. I think that it was in a tote bin that was filled with nickel planchets and struck in error.
Someone out in the wild spotted the odd coloration present on a 5 Cent piece and culled it from circulation.
It could have sat for years in a nondescript junk box until again finding the light of day many many years later. As a matter of fact, other than some individual hiding it from the Government afraid it would be confiscated, that's my guess as to what happened to it.
Every time you think you've seen them all, there's always one more..................................
Pete
"I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
Thanks for helping me out with imaging ideas LukeMarshall !
I am happier with this pair of images, but will continue to experiment.
Here's a couple Bison, one from 1913 Mound Type & 2008 $10 1/4oz 24k. Similar in size, when I realized that I had to add the Gold Indian to my archive.
I am privy to the entire story of how it was discovered. I am not at liberty to spill the beans. If a previous owner wants to share more that is his option. It was not found in change nor discovered in a junk box.
For those of you who haven’t read the pdf of this Mint Error News Magazine issue with the Unique Gold Buffalo on the cover, here are the quotes contained in the article from world-class numismatists:
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
mikebyers.com Dealer in Major Mint Errors, Die Trials & Patterns - Author of NLG Best World Coin Book World's Greatest Mint Errors - Publisher & Editor of minterrornews.com.
@LindyS said:
Sullivan is my favorite active Error Coin Dealer.
Had other favorites but they've retired ;^)
or passed away
;^(
When you mentioned Sullivan & this 30 Cents Bison Skull error, I figured I had to close his offer.
Thank You dbldie55 !!!
Still need to figure out how to make iphone 13 produce awesome error coin in slab images:
@dbldie55 said:
Jon Sullivan has a Montana Quarter struck on a nickel.
Here is a rare "buffalo" bison.
Thanks, and a great coin Lindy. I'm glad you are having fun with it, and it certainly fits your "skull" theme. The state quarter double-denominations are super rare as an error type for the series, and you have a nice one.
Check out page 21 of the Mint Error News Magazine issue. You can zoom in even more on the PDF linked below. For this post, I thought it was nice to screenshot the entire page to show it's already been published.
Comments
Two off center strikes on a silver planchet!
I would like that one!
I need to find a picture of my buffalo 5c on 1c. its low grade, but nonetheless a cool piece.
While this thread has been open to Carr pieces, here is my Carr 1913-2013 "Buffalo Nickel" centennial with a bit of PMD.
totally unique.
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Busy chasing Carr's . . . . . woof!
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1913-2013 1oz 24k
Sullivan is my favorite active Error Coin Dealer.
Had other favorites but they've retired ;^)
or passed away
;^(
When you mentioned Sullivan & this 30 Cents Bison Skull error, I figured I had to close his offer.
Thank You dbldie55 !!!
Still need to figure out how to make iphone 13 produce awesome error coin in slab images:
@Zoins
Zoins ( John Wang) started a new thread on the Unique Gold Buffalo that is now in an AU 53 NGC holder:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1073057/unique-gold-buffalo-nickel-is-straight-graded-au53
“Mint Error News published this update. There's a lot of great history on this coin in the article along with quotes for a lot of people! I'll just include some from forum members
https://minterrornews.com/issue63.pdf
@MrEureka said:
A gold Buffalo Nickel is the perfect example of a coin that lies right on the line between something so cool that someone at the Mint would have had to have struck one, and so ridiculously impossible that nobody would have had the nerve to actually do it. Well, here we are!
@FredWeinberg said:
When the coin was first shown to me at my table at the Long Beach coin expo, I was stunned and immediately felt that it could be genuine just from visually looking at it. After spending some time and using high magnification I felt very confident that it was genuine and an incredible coin that none of us ever thought existed.
@BestGerman said:
The Gold 1913 Buffalo Nickel immediately brought to mind ‘will wonders never cease?’ After decades in the coin business, very little surprises me, but this was a bolt out of the blue!”
@LindyS
This is a great shot...
My iphone doesnt like closeup shots, but one trick i use is to place the coin in the upper right quadrant of the image and move the camera back about 20% and tap on the coin to focus. Then you can crop the image to your desired size. there is a sweet spot and you may have to play around which quadrant you use depending on the angle of light, you can eliminate the reflecting of the camera and the light source.
(Crude Diagram)
Best of luck
It's all about what the people want...
The Mint brass probably went on a rampage trying to find out why the Eagle mintage was one coin short.
Pete
Short one HALF EAGLE ($5)
I don't think that the coin passed secretly through the hands of that many people to become AU-53. I think that it was in a tote bin that was filled with nickel planchets and struck in error.
Someone out in the wild spotted the odd coloration present on a 5 Cent piece and culled it from circulation.
It could have sat for years in a nondescript junk box until again finding the light of day many many years later. As a matter of fact, other than some individual hiding it from the Government afraid it would be confiscated, that's my guess as to what happened to it.
Every time you think you've seen them all, there's always one more..................................
Pete
Thanks for helping me out with imaging ideas LukeMarshall !
I am happier with this pair of images, but will continue to experiment.
Here's a couple Bison, one from 1913 Mound Type & 2008 $10 1/4oz 24k. Similar in size, when I realized that I had to add the Gold Indian to my archive.
Pete:
I am privy to the entire story of how it was discovered. I am not at liberty to spill the beans. If a previous owner wants to share more that is his option. It was not found in change nor discovered in a junk box.
For those of you who haven’t read the pdf of this Mint Error News Magazine issue with the Unique Gold Buffalo on the cover, here are the quotes contained in the article from world-class numismatists:
Not mine, but I've always liked this one
That's absurd looking! First time I ever saw that one.
Too bad there aren't any double 'Chin Whiskers" on it.
Pete
A nice mirror brockage!
The 1927 SPxx are pretty rare.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1070448/from-an-old-heritage-auction-1927-buffalo-nickel-special-strike#latest
There were only 600 1916 proofs made.
Amazing rare buffalo errors. All of them so cool.
I think the Gold Buffalo takes it as the rarest of the buffalo coins.
@ErrorsOnCoins
Thanks, and a great coin Lindy. I'm glad you are having fun with it, and it certainly fits your "skull" theme. The state quarter double-denominations are super rare as an error type for the series, and you have a nice one.
Wow, Mike, that's a much better photo, such an amazing coin. Thanks for sharing.
Can you post matching size image of reverse, please ?
Check out page 21 of the Mint Error News Magazine issue. You can zoom in even more on the PDF linked below. For this post, I thought it was nice to screenshot the entire page to show it's already been published.
https://minterrornews.com/issue63.pdf#page=21
It's not details graded anymore
Unique Gold Buffalo Nickel is straight graded AU53!!!
Here's a 1913-2013 Centennial
I really like how "QUARTER DOLLAR" and "ILLINOIS" are very clear on this one.