Go Ahead Try To Find One

BuffaloIronTail

The 1924-D Nickel is so well known in coin circles for the flat top feather it has, that anyone having one please post it here.

The only one I've ever seen is in the late Ron Pope's Abraided Die Varieties book.

I still can't believe it even after viewing it.

I don't know, maybe I'm crazy. There are certain things about Buffs that I consider cannon.

I for sure, will never stop learning.

Pete

Shane6596

I tried, i looked...no luck.

What am i looking for exactly?

You have any reference pics?

Im interested now

ricko

I believe you want to see one with a fully struck top feather (not clear in the OP)... They are certainly not common.... Cheers, RickO

LJenkins11

I believe this link will help...

https://archive.org/details/buffalonickelsab2006ronp/page/n173/mode/1up

dsessom

Hmm.. This is something I was never aware of before. It's always nice to learn new things from you all! If anyone has an example of this date with a full strike, it would probably be @crazyhounddog

BuffaloIronTail

@LJenkins11 said:
I believe this link will help...

https://archive.org/details/buffalonickelsab2006ronp/page/n173/mode/1up

That's the only one I've ever seen with a fully formed top feather. (That's the pic I was talking about)

They look mostly like the one above, very weak at the tip and upwards.

Pete

Shane6596

Yes, No? Maybe

BuffaloIronTail

By Jove, I think you've found one! It's not flat at the bottom for sure.

Problem is, the lamination on it messes it up visually.

You win the challenge.

Pete

Shane6596

Probably not as strong a strike as the one in Ron Popes book. Hard to tell from pics. But it seems like a decent strike.

After looking at a bunch of 24's i can see what you are talking about with the lack of detail.

It is interesting, i will add it to my "2 feathers" when im searching buffalo nickels.

Always fun to learn something new.