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Another 1926-S Buffalo Nickel....opinion please

VetterVetter Posts: 895 ✭✭✭✭✭
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After seeing Shamika's drop dead beautiful 1926-S Buffalo Nickel, I went and looked at mine.....JUNK! I don't have the money to spend on a PCGS 63, or even a MS60. I found this one I might be able to pick up. Any thoughts on it? I think it's a good strike for a 26-s, as most I have seen don't have a full horn. Thanks for you opinion. I think I'll get it, I just need a push.



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  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,350 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice looking '26 S. image

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  • nankrautnankraut Posts: 4,565 ✭✭✭
    A very nice coin, and scarce as hen's teeth with full horn. Go for it.image
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  • SmittysSmittys Posts: 9,876 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice full horn..image
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  • coinlover726coinlover726 Posts: 90
    Looks like a very pleasing XF to me possibly XF 45.
  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,722 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It does have a full horn, can you get it in hand?

    The pics to me look like the reverse has been wiped, the gunk that built up over the years looks to be smudged horizontally.

    Also I can't tell if it's pitted or not.

    Just some things to look at if you can get it in hand.

    It's nicer looking than mine however.
  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,513 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's not a bad coin. Tail shows on the hip. Full complete and rounded horn, but not sharp or 3-D looking. 26-S is notorious for flat strikes on the Bison's head. That is to be taken into account for this coin.

    ANY TIME..........in my humble opinion.....you can find a full horn 26-S...and you need it....BUY IT! They are getting scarcer and scarcer.

    That coin will probably grade XF.

    Mine is a mushy F-15

    Hope this helps.

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  • mirabelamirabela Posts: 5,078 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I can't see that coin as XF; look how Liberty is merged with the rim, date w/ ribbon, wear on Indian's face & hair, etc.

    I do, however, see it as a reasonably attractive, extremely well struck lower grade. I'm very bad at grading buffs, especially 20's S-mint ones, so I won't muddy the water with a stab at which one.
    mirabela
  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    I wonder about the surfaces without a better pic - but that amount of detail is very good for a '26-S.
  • DennisHDennisH Posts: 14,003 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I like the coin! Looks like a VF30/35 to me.
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  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 5,993 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I know of collectors that collect Buffalo Nickel for the strick and that one has a good strike for sure
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  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,017 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Somebody feel free to correct my opinion. I'm not very secure with my opinions on the series, and would welcome any opinion as to whether mine is right or wrong.

    This coin has an excellent strike which is hard to find for this issue. The striations on the reverse do not necessarily indicate a wipe or cleaning, but rather variations in planchet composition that has aged differently. I have seen a lot of streaked Buffalo and Lincolns from the time period.

    The way the black spots show on the obverse and the reverse indicate to me that this coin has been lightly dipped or washed by some other method. I could be wrong about this, but the contrasts between the light areas and the very black spots are suspect for some type of cleaning. Notwithstanding, the amount of cleaning would be market acceptable, and certainly would be for me as a collector.

    Again, this is just my opinion and it is certainly not a coin I would snub.
    Doug
  • MercMerc Posts: 1,646 ✭✭
    It has a great strike for a 1926-S. It does have a full horn. I have seen 1926-S in VF30 holders with a 90% horn. It does have a bit of wear. The obverse is a Fine. It is a nice coin if you can get it at the Fine price.
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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>This coin has an excellent strike which is hard to find for this issue. The striations on the reverse do not necessarily indicate a wipe or cleaning, but rather variations in planchet composition that has aged differently. I have seen a lot of streaked Buffalo and Lincolns from the time period. >>



    DMWJR is right on the money in my opinion. The striations might indicate the coin was wiped, but more than likely it is alloy variation.

    Whether or not the coin has been cleaned is difficult to tell from the image, but the coin is very nice otherwise.
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  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    Looking again at the pics, I would concur with the idea that the striations are natural - from the pic I can't decide about whether the obv shows a light wiping as well... but with a strike like that on a '26-S it's hard to go too far wrong.
  • DMWJRDMWJR Posts: 6,017 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Looking again at the pics, I would concur with the idea that the striations are natural - from the pic I can't decide about whether the obv shows a light wiping as well... but with a strike like that on a '26-S it's hard to go too far wrong. >>



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  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,971 ✭✭✭✭
    Not at all, for a circ Buffalo album, that'd be one of the superstars (for those who know how the strike usually comes on those.)
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,615 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Vetter:

    great looking example and mostlikely in the 45 range

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