1923 s buffalo nickel help

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I have the worst time grading Buffalo Nickels that are known to a bad strike, and this 23 s buffalo is no different.

Thought I would ask here and get some opinions....

Thanks

Relaxn

XF

coinkat

50 would be my floor. I think 53-55 is possible. Terrific coin

MFeld

The coin looks approximately AU50 to me.

ad4400

It’s actually a phenomenal stike and wonderfully fresh die state for this issue. I’ve found the 23-s the most difficult to obtain with anything that approaches eye appeal. I still think the wear it takes it down to XF territory though.

dcarr

Something about it doesn't look quite right to me. The rims, I think. Also the horizontal apparent die scratches across the Bison's body. So I am suspicious of the authenticity, but I would need to study further.

291fifth

XF45. A nice circulated example of that date!

Vetter

I’m in the XF45 range. Looks like a nice coin for the date.

Black.Diamond

I'm thinking AU50. Looks nice.

crazyhounddog

Looks AU-50 to my old eyes.

breakdown

AU53. Tough date.

erwindoc

45/50 range that would probably need to be in-hand to decide; nice coin

DDR

You're right, these are tough to grade. I'd say EF-45.

TR

Looks like an XF45 that I own in an 18-D. Nice coin.

1Bufffan

Everyone seems to be in the xf-40 45 range which I agree, graders are tough on Buffs for some reason a lot of the times it seems like they give the grade according to the reverse instead of the obverse.

124Spider

FWIW, as a comparison, here's my AU55:

Manorcourtman

I’m in the 53 camp.

telephoto1

45 max imo