Need opinions on this buffalo please
Gothat3rs
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So i got this buffalo awhile back and havelooked at it quite a bit wondering if theres any chance it could be a 1936 brilliant proof. I've looked online and done my searching, I find alot of the brilliant proofs have similar color/ mirroring as mine. I've read and looked at real 36 proofs and compared the rims and even the liberty letters but I've found some that I can't tell the difference between. Hoping to get more opinions on this. Its a duplicate buffalo of mine and I was about to go through my coins and start getting rid of the duplicate stuff and I dont wanna get rid of a proof buffalo on accident for a couple bucks haha 
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My first thought was a business strike that might have spent time in a keychain and got buffed (no pun intended) up.
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Nope im ok with any opinions. I will say it eas originally in a anacs holder. With a straight grade. But it was not marked a proof. I just can't get past the reflective fields and that color. Was hoping they made a mistake. I've seen lots of grafing misses and mistakes
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Just based on the rims alone, I would say no.
The rims don't say proof to me, but I'd still keep a coin that looks like that.
Looks like a business strike. In addition to the rims that others mentioned, the last photo shows clear die erosion or striking issues on the neck as well as metal flow lines in the fields, which are not characteristic of proof strikes.
The rims don't look squared off so it's a business strike. You should have left it in the ANACS slab.
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The rims, strike and lack of mirrored fields all say no.
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It could be a semi-PL circulation strike. I have a 1936 that also has unusually reflective fields that I would almost consider PL.
It's definitely not a proof.
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At first, I thought maybe a Satin Proof yet as stated by the experts above, the rims don't match that.
Otherwise, it's a nice-looking coin. Would you mind sharing what ANACS awarded this coin as?
It is a Business Strike. The Obv strike is not sharp enough to be a Proof. A Proof would have hair seperation all the way into the knot. That said, it is a nice looking coin.
Thank you all for your opinions. You have convinced me. I appreciate it thank
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