Is this Buffalo Nickel Good or pushing VG?

tjkillian

I saw this coin and could not believe how badly overgraded it was. A kindergardener could tell it was overgraded. Looks original though.

Tom

Overgraded Buffalo Nickel on eBay

MacCoin

that is to funny maybe good not VG for sure

ccrdragon

Well struck and lovely. This is a very nice coin. Buffalos horn is about 50% complete.

Where?!?!? I don't so no freakin horn at all!!!

SarasotaFrank

Wow. The indian must have borrowed the "half horn" to pick his teeth, because if appears to be missing.

Not to mention the fact the obverse looks like it has been "lightly cleaned"

with a brillo pad.

LanLord

I was thinking the same thing about the horn, where the heck is it? The date looks strong, but there is no freakin horn on that buff.

goose3

Looks like the reverse is very weak. Even if you took that into account........calling it a Fine would be a stretch.

VG

coinhead1

Come on, look what it is in. That 'splains it all!!

mr1931S

half horn indeed if you dip the coin in a mild nitric acid dip...
would dissolve the holder though...
Old Maid is the game...anybody wanna play?

drsvenghali

After several beers and squinting really, really hard... I can almost imagine a horn.

UncleJoe

This coin is VG. No way VF and no way VF-30.

The obverse actually approaches Fine with the distinct date and clear LIBERTY. As for the reverse, 1924-S is one of those dates that have very weakly struck reverses. It appears like there is maybe 50% horn (the horn is one of those features that does not scan well) based upon the wear pattern on the rest of the reverse.

The real problem in my opinion is that the price guides show $50 in Fine and $500 in VF but the VF in the price guides refer to a Full Horn speciman and not a 50%, 75% or even 90% speciman.

Of course this speciman should never be mistaken for a VF speciman regardless of what % of horn.

Joe.

koynekwest

What a shame! Somebody just won this $25 coin for $107.50. By the way, if you want to see this "ethical" dealer's junk over on Yahoo, he goes by the handle of Oldcoachnick over there.

coppercoins

Not in defense of the seller or the grader, but aren't there some dates in the early 20s that very typically sport weakly struck examples that have to be graded accordingly, especially for the branch mints?

jdimmick

I have seen several 24-s buffalo's extremely weakly struck, but this coins is just plain worn to a grade of barely vg. The surfaces are not right for it to be just a weakly struck coin.

ACG blew it on this one as usuall.

jim d


50% horn, where? Try negitive 50