Thoughts on this 1924-S Buffalo Nickel

UncleJoe · January 24, 2003 2:23AM

What do you think?

Spudmasher · January 24, 2003 2:26AM

F12

ccrdragon · January 24, 2003 2:39AM

VF20 - a nice circulated example.

tjkillian · January 24, 2003 3:06AM

No full-horn, no VF. F-15, a very nice example.

Tom

jom · January 24, 2003 3:46AM

The rims were well struck but the wear is too much to tell if the Buff's head was struck well originally....I think. I'm NOT a cir Buff expert but it seems like a VERY nice cir example.

jom

DDR · January 24, 2003 4:36AM

I must be a tougher grader than the rest of you, but I give it a VG-10. It's a nice, circulated buffalo but in my opinion the detail is lacking to be a Fine (let alone a VF). And yes, I know the 1924-S was weakly struck.

Elcontador · January 24, 2003 4:56AM

The 24S was very weakly struck and is tough to grade. I saw a PCGS MS 40 that barely had a
full horn, and I think that is the norm for this date. There is a huge price jump between F & VF
pricing on this coin. People in the know won't pay VF $ for one of them unless they see the
full horn, irrespective of what the slab says.

I'd say this is a VG 10; there isn't enough detail on the reverse to justify a higher grade. You can hardly see any detail on the tail, and the horn IMO is not 2/3 full.

BigD5 · January 24, 2003 5:07AM

Fine 12. I would have liked to have seen this one in mint state. The coin looks to have been well struck, especially for a 24-s.

dorkkarl · January 24, 2003 5:26AM

it's the kind of "s" mint that i got hammered on a few years ago - pcgs-graded "vf" coins w/ not even 1/2 horn detail.

i guess f-12 max.

K S

BandBCollectible · January 24, 2003 5:26AM

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IndianHeadMan · January 24, 2003 5:30AM

what's up dude you're all over all the forums doing this.

mr1931S · January 24, 2003 5:58AM

BandB,do you have a full set of horns?...

the '24-S is not vf...maybe f but i think vg grade is closer to reality...nice circulated example...looks like it was cleaned at one time to me...

TheCoinGod · January 24, 2003 6:15AM

yeah...I think that needs to stop.

~Wilson

Libertad · January 24, 2003 9:27AM

VF 15. The wear on the rims and the hip show a typical strike from worn reverse die, with further wear.
Tough to grade these, opinions will be like pollen.

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jdimmick · January 25, 2003 5:08AM

The coin IMO would grade a Fine -12.
The original strike on this coin was actually pretty good when it was new, judging by what is left.

There are several coins being graded by the major grading services as VF without full-horns, including infamous PCGS. They are stating that they are basing on overall wear, and that may be, but, Dont be fooled into paying the vf money for these, there are enough coins out there with nice full horn detail in VF to find one that suits you.

The original reason of the monster price jump between Fine and very fine is because of the horn. If its not there and full, dont pay the money. We can talk weak strike all day long, but these coins are not worth the vf and xf money without the detail being present whether it was wear or strike???????
jim d

Owner of a choice high-end circualted 24-s and 26-s which I would put up against anybodys in the same grade range?????????

Thoughts on this 1924-S Buffalo Nickel

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