Scratched 1937 Buffalo nickel = would you buy?
johnny010
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Seems like a great nickel but is scratched. Would you still consider buying?
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A looker indeed.....if I bought that coin, the scratch would be the first thing I see when i put the coin in my hand.
But maybe that's just me.
Is it your coin?
It all depends on the price. Problem free examples are very easy to find so without a pretty heavy discount it would be a pass for me.
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No I haven’t bought it “yet”, but I keep going back to it. I’ve never owned a scratched coin but I’ve bought plenty that have been cleaned and didn’t realize it lol.
Anyway just thinking it through. Always wanted a 3 leg 37, and this one is attractive but it has the scratch. Not sure if that will be a negative for me down the road so looking for opinions.
I would pass because I would never be able to "unsee" that scratch. Be patient, another one will come along.
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It's a rather common, though very desirable, coin. As such it would likely carry a fairly significant price tag. In my opinion, there is no-way, no-how I would be willing to pay that price tag for this particular issue.
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I'd be more concerned that the reverse looks a bit polished. How do the NGC cert pics look?
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Bummer, scratch may be from removing it from a stapled 2x2 to send in. Did NGC grade it as "Detailes Scratched?"
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Ok thanks Tom… so what is a price you’d consider? I’m looking for a baseline that would be reasonable.
Not for me, thanks.
I'll sometimes buy coins with issues, but not coins that are otherwise reasonably plentiful.
so what is a price you’d consider? I’m looking for a baseline that would be reasonable
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Oh, so you are in a rounabout way asking what you should pay for this coin?
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Here are the NGC pictures
AU Details
Rev Scratched
The reverse is the most important side for this issue - especially for a 3 leg. I recommend passing. I think you can do better. While expensive, this issue is readily available on online and at shows.
Oh, so looking to buy a details coin. Hard to sell for a premium but if you like it why not? It's all about the price on this one.........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
$1000 is what the seller is asking
He said if I don’t like it I can return it
Seems like they are really high online
Seems high of a price to me for a details coin - Others will be appreciative to chime in on this........
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Price is too high IMO. Aren't straight graded AU's about that much?
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I don't believe there is a Venn Diagram that has overlapping circles for what the seller would likely accept and what I would willingly offer.
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Scratch is on the wrong side....I'd pass.
bob
As an album filler I wouldn't pay more than $400.00
peacockcoins
My opinion? You shouldn't buy (or not) coins because of what other people think. It's you money and you have to live with the decision you make. Are you going to change your mind and start liking a coin you don't initially care for, just because other people do like it?
And you're not rolling on the floor laughing at that amount?
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Pass. It’s overpriced and readily available in a straight graded holder.
1K is more than I would pay for a details coin, however is seems somewhat in line with retail pricing. For comparison this straight graded NGC coin sold earlier this year for less.
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1) $1,000 is too much for that coin.
2) A problem coin will always be a problem, don't buy somebody's problem.
A little searching and you can find a better one for the same money or another problem coin for much less.
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Don’t buy it
Thanks everyone
As for the price no idea if it was good or bad value which is why I asked. Ive always wanted one. I’ve seen MS buffalos that I didn’t think looked as good selling for an arm and a leg. I’ve actually noticed that about a lot of coins…. Some MS look great and others at the same grade look terrible. Not sure why and probably the reason I’ve stayed with newer 70 bullion types.
Pass unless it is a very, very good deal. That scratch isn't going to go away.
As they say in Texas .......... El Paso.
I'm biased because 1) I've never had an interest in the 3-leg, and 2) I don't buy details coins beyond scarce 18th century or earlier coins and only then when the details grade is consistent with "natural" causes over the long life of the coin. Our host's pop report shows around 3,000 coins in AU, so these come up often. Looks like a careless staple scratch. I would pass and be patient. But I also understand too well the effects of the collecting bug.
I think it is all a matter of degree. Yours looks both cleaned/polished and scratched, and I agree that the polishing is worse than the scratch. I don't like it, mostly because it's too bright. But at the right price, it could be a bargain.
I don't want to steal your thread, but how about this one? It has a short but noticeable horizontal scratch on the left rear leg, and a less offensive, more natural, vertical one in front of that leg. And, at some point, it was cleaned very inoffensively, perhaps with soap and water or something unobtrusive, as evidenced by the dirt remaining in the "Liberty" devices. But I bought it right, it looks natural, and it might even have straight graded!
Tom
OK- at 1k you can buy a straight graded AU for less. So, I would say it's a hard no!
Tom
I would pass.... two reasons - that scratch and high price. Good luck, Cheers, RickO
No - absolutely not.
RETURN it!
I didn’t get it. I did see an AU58 closed tonight for $19xx on eBay. I’ll look at the coin show next weekend maybe find one there
Maybe it’s just the terrible lighting angle, but the coin looks wiped to me. NGC will only list one problem, so the scratch may just be the worst of them. The only reason I’d buy this coin is if it were so cheap I had a guaranteed profit reselling it. Not something I’d put in my collection.
An AU58 coin should easily bring a higher amount than a details coin in AU all of the time.
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It's a pass for me. Problem coins are easy to get into and hard to get out of. I would rather have a problem-free lower grade example, or even leave the hole in the set.
If you see the problem today, you will see the problem even more tomorrow. Tomorrow, this will become YOUR problem, if you buy it.
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