25s for you Buff collectors

caitlin

Which coin do you prefer?

caitlin

I'll post the reverse later on thanks.

caitlin

intocoins

The one on the right looks like a D mint. I like the colors on the one to the right , but like the strike on the other. I guess to answer your question i would pick the one on the left .

UncleJoe

I like #1, better strike. #2 is a 25-D, no?

Joe.

MrKelso

I like them both

caitlin

They are both 25s buffs even though the mint mark on the right isn't clear.

50cents

I like #1 better.

gyocomgd

Hmm. I like the obverse of the coin at right (edited, I'd said left). There's more contrasts in the relief areas, it just looks more dense, better struck and more attractive--even thought the strike is just about identical.
Reverse: One on the left, hands down. Strike is miles better, no aspect of the coin on the right (how can that not be a D?) can atone for the comparative weakness in the head, fur, tail and lettering.
On the whole, the coin on the left.

mnmcoin

I like the obverse of the coin on the viewers right and the reverse of the coin on the viewers left.

morris <><

BuffaloIronTail

The reverses on some 1925 coins were struck so badly that the mintmark was indistiguishable.

The 1925 obverse master hub....the die that EVERY coin comes from down the road,
was hastily and poorly made. That general weakness shows on EVERY coin minted for the entire year!

ALL obverses, even the most hammered have a strange ghostly look to them. The first two numerals of the date are always a bit weak, because that was evident on the Master Hub.

1925-D and S are at or near the top of the list for the poorest in quality in the entre series! One of the things I have run across even before this post was the knowledge that there are some specimens out there where the mintmark cannot be distinguished at all. The one here hints to that.

The reverses were a MESS. The die steel used in 1925 most likely was not properly hardened, and most new reverses wore out quickly. Denver and San Francisco just used them to their normal die life and what was left at the end sharpnees-wise was a horrible mess.

The picture of the reverse on the left is exceptional..........

The one on the right is typical.......

That's why the Buff series is so tough........finding anything decent now is just a challenge, if not an impossibilty. The decent ones are all squirrelled away.

Hope this helps.........

Pete

Shamika

I had planned on bidding on #1 until bidding exceeded $7,000. I'm out now.

gyocomgd

Boy Pete, that's wonderful background. You should write a book!!

cape

hey i know that coin on the left, its mine! ive got to tell you all, this coin is about the nicest 25s ive ever seen . it looks better in hand ,it has a beautiful satiny rose color . i agree with pete this date is the most poorly struck of all buffalo nickels! this coin is going to make a great home for somebody. to all serious buff colllectors good luck bidding in the anr auction! i really hope that my collection gets into the hands of collectors that can appreciate the overall quality of these coins. bid away and thanks ed r