Grade opinions........raw high grade 1937-d 3-legged Buffalo.
DoubleEagle59
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Your opinions are appreciated and I'm sure there will be a wide range of grades because of my poor pictures.
All pictures are of the same coin.
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"“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)
"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
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Mr_Spud
AU details, cleaned.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Seems to be at least 58 details, but some of the images make it look polished or burnished.
But it’s a genuine 3-legger.
AU details---cleaned or lightly polished. At least it looks genuine.
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Maybe it is the pics but it looks cleaned to me. MS details.
First three pics make it look original- I'll guess 64.
Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
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Give poor Black Diamond a break! The coin is genuine but there is a whole lot more than usual of the front leg missing. The hoof should be showing. Looks like more than usual of the bottom feather is also not there.
If He's gonna have to hobble around on those stick legs, I have to give the coin an MS-63.
Strange coin indeed!
Pete
Unc details cleaned/polished
Agree. Surfaces looked polished, or "buffed", to me.
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They buffed a buff!
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Hard to get a good read on this one. The sheen could be due to the lighting but assuming that's how it appears in hand I'd go with unc. details.
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Looks cleaned, XF / AU Details. Buffed looking surfaces. Wonder what a problem coin dealer would offer for it. 40-50 pct XF money? Who knows as it’s a popular issue perhaps somebody buy it for their album.
Nice AU, the surface appearance has me concerned it was polished.
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Grade opinions have gradually gotten worse.
Oh well, not the first time.
Shipped yesterday to PCGS so I'll know in about 2 months time??
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"I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
Spot on nose worries me but my first guess was 58.
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Patina of coin looks off. See light wear on high points if you look closely, so I'd call it a slider. AU 58 detail grade.
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What grade opinions have gradually gotten worse?
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
MS64
AU details cleaned
AU58 details polished/burnished?
AU details cleaned
MS details cleaned
MS64
MS63
MS details cleaned/polished
AU details polished/buffed
?? details buffed
MS details ?
XF/AU details cleaned/buffed
AU details polished?
It seems like the OP's grade estimate leans towards straight grade AU/MS, and not XF or details.
Therefore when they say "grade opinions getting worse" it might mean "average grade getting lower"/"details % getting higher"
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The images provided certainly didn’t make for a meaningful guess the grade thread.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Hopefully the grade given by PCGS can be used to sharpen our coin grading skills from below average images. Until then, it's (almost) anyone's guess.
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Genuine.