Major and minor varieties due to polishing.

Cam40

I found a minor one I think. A 1973 D Lincoln. The front part of his suit was polished away. Is this one known
to collectors?

What are all the ones that are recognized ?

3-legged Buffalo nickel

1922 no D......................

what else is there.........Isnt there a `floating head` one?......

question......when was the 3-legger touted to be a great variety and or very significant in the hobby?
It wasnt popular a year after the fact was it?

koynekwest

Others would be the two feather and 3 1/2 leg Buffalos and missing designer's initial(s) in several series. The die polishing error you mention has been pointed out before. I believe the "Floating roof" refers to the Lincoln memorial building.
The 3 legged variety was popular right from the beginning due to the novelty of the error. It was the first buffalo variety to be included in the early boards and albums.

Cam40

Thanks for that info. If only this `73 Lincoln were shown in the cherrypickers it might be more popular
or more recognized anyway.

Is it shown in any coin books ?
Does it have ANY `value ` to collectors I wonder.
I think the piece is kinda neat.
Perhaps it isnt that dramatic as these type of `errors` go ?

Sorry , No pics of my coin but its in the VF-EF, RB range I would guess.

JRocco

There appears to be a very thin market for minor varieties. I collect them cause I enjoy "the hunt". Keep it aside and maybe someday---hey you never know. Look at the money that is thrown at some new coins. It isn't even known yet what their pop is and yet ...

Cam40

yes , it may take some higher-ups to get behind a coin like this and run it through the big hype machine
before collectors start a stampeed for it huh.

anyways...its a keeper to me.

cladking

The '37-D three legger nickel was popular very early. My father was still in grade school
in northern Indiana when he and his classmates would have contests to see who could
locate the most specimens. He found more than one and didn't win. Most of these coins
were released in Montana but there may well have been smaller releases in this area.

This may be a case where the popularity of a coin began with the masses and worked
backward to the hobby. Certainly this would apply to some of the other hobby standards
like the '09-S VDB also.

Cam40

interesting cladking.

your saying some of the popular collector coins were originally hoarded by everyday-folks
and not really by collectors and dealers initially?

Conder101

Cam40,

If you examine enough Lincolns you will find LOTS of cases where parts of his coat, nose, throat etc are polished away. These occur basicly every year and have no value beyond a novelty interest.

Back in 1989 a polishing error where the VDB on the shoulder was polished away was hyped in the coin periodicals for awhile but so many turned up both on the 1989's and then on other years that the interest died away and not few people even remember them.