What's going on with this Buffalo?

IrishMike

ram1946

Got in a knife fight with another Buffalo?

IrishMike

Look at the spear under the R in Pluribus

koynekwest

That is a die clash from the neck on the obverse. Does the obverse have an EPU clash under the chin?

Fairlaneman

Whats under his head ? Maybe I'm seeing things.

Ken

AUandAG

I thought Plurbus had an I in it? Seems like it slipped down and to the left a bit?
Tell me this is NOT a counterfeit!
bob

IrishMike

Bob the only thing on the obverse is what the dealer called a doubled profile, albeit a slight one. No its not a counterfeit.

IrishMike

Oops forgot to downsize the pic.

IrishMike

<< <i>Whats under his head ? Maybe I'm seeing things.

Ken >>



Nope not seeing things Ken, its a die clash at least what I thought it was when I bought it.

ziggy29

Cool, another thread about the speared bison.

IrishMike

Now Ziggy I resisted the temptation to title the thread "speared bison". So give me that much credit.

koynekwest

You can see the remnant of the EPU clash under the chin-it was mostly polished away after the clash. The "doubled" profile is machine doubling.

IrishMike

Thanks koynekwest, the machine doubling I was certain about but this is the first die clashed buffalo I came across so I was certain about it.

koynekwest

Clashes of this type are VERY common on Buffalos. Some people collect the EPU die clashed obverses-more than a few are quite dramatic.

LanLord

I have a number of 1913 that have that same clash on them. I was just looking at them yesterday wondering, what the heck is going on with these buffalos.

Thanks for getting me an answer

koynekwest

You're welcome.

shmort6552

That is a cool looking coin!!

AUandAG: You are correct, its "pluibus". I guess the die clash has really softened the i

Bruce