How to tell a 2 Feather Buffalo Nickel
KISHU1
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Does anyone have a side by side picture of a 2 and 3 feather Buffalo nickels
How do you tell them apart
Thanks
Frank D
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Just pointing out that the above post from Heritage shows a 1913-D Type 1 as the 2-feather example, one of several dates which show a fragment of the small feather but is generally accepted as the variety. True 2-feathers show no remnant. Based on information and posts from other collectors, our host has become increasingly reluctant to attribute the ones with feather fragments.
True 2 feathers should show no trace of any feather after abraiding, like the example above.
Unfortunately, that leaves a lot of "close calls" that are mistakenly attributed.
Pete
I agree.
PCGS should treat the two-feather variety with the same attention to detail they did with the 1922 no-D Lincoln cent.
Even a faded mintmark kept the cent from being a true "no-D" coin. The same should apply to the two-feather Buffalo nickel.
peacockcoins
I generally agree with Pete and Braddick. But the 13-D Ty 1 has been accepted for years. Others show such a minute fragment that they probably should be. My preference is to avoid the fragment feathers when there is a true 2 feathers known for the same date and mint.
Does anyone have a list of true 2 feathers and one with some trace of the 3rd feather that is accepted as a 2 feather?
This is the only one in my collection. A 1923 now attributed in a NGC AG holder.
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In 2015, @OnWithTheHunt wrote:
The list of 27 from his book is:
Ron Pope's book is available free at the NNP:
https://archive.org/details/buffalonickelsab2006ronp/mode/2up
On page C-01 (page 31 on the NNP), the list is divided into 19 2-feather and 8 2.5-feather:
This was previously posted to this Forum in 2024. The above is a somewhat more readable screen capture.
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/comment/13716843/#Comment_13716843
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1066438/ron-pope-koynekwest-passed-away-november-9th-2021/p1
I found a 1930-S yesterday! I will try to photo it this afternoon. I was looking through a junk bag at my local shop
It looks legit.
Anybody know if that is a scarcer date?
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In case you missed it on the front page here is the PCGS video on 2 feathers.
Wow you guys are great!
Ron Pope estimated the rarity of 1930-S 2F as URS-08, which is about at the median rarity across the different dates.
His 2016 price guide does not have a value for Raw VF20, but perhaps around $70 at that time.
Link made by ANA on the subject of abraded dies. It’s about 45 minutes long.
Wondering what the premium for this type of item? Are the **estimated value **above within range or not since the prices given is quite old?
@13.37 The 2 feathers is discussed.