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How about a grade on this 1913-D Type 1 Buffalo nickel

gyocomgdgyocomgd Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭
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This just arrived, and darned if I can find any distractions. My guess is MS65 with no struggle to get there. The luster is really something and the strike is good even by 13-D T1 standards. I'm very pleased with this coin!
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  • TJM965TJM965 Posts: 446 ✭✭✭
    It does look very nice, but you won't know for sure until it's in plastic.image
  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That one is hammered look is it a type 2 very Nice MS-66 or 67image


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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Guy .. that Buff is fantastic...superb detail on the buffalo's cape, hair detail is very very good. No real visible dings or wear of any magnitude.
    That could easily (IMO) go 66.... Very nice... I am envious. Cheers, RickO
  • remumcremumc Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭
    Wow, great strike. MS66

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  • gripgrip Posts: 9,962 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Guy .. that Buff is fantastic...superb detail on the buffalo's cape, hair detail is very very good. No real visible dings or wear of any magnitude.
    That could easily (IMO) go 66.... Very nice... I am envious. Cheers, RickO >>



    image..........Gorgeous coin.
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  • gyocomgdgyocomgd Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Guy .. that Buff is fantastic...superb detail on the buffalo's cape, hair detail is very very good. No real visible dings or wear of any magnitude.
    That could easily (IMO) go 66.... Very nice... I am envious. Cheers, RickO >>



    Thank you, Rick. As you know, I kiss frogs as well as princes, and it is gratifying when a coin arrives that is nicer than advertised. I have one certified already, NGC MS64, and this one is nicer. It certainly appears to be a good value for $68, and do think I will send it in.
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  • drwstr123drwstr123 Posts: 7,049 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hammered!!! It's at least a 66. Beauty. Congrats. Mike
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Guy, looking at that coin again... you may be pleasantly surprised with a 67... not impossible at all.. Cheers, RickO
  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That one looks like a winner -- 65++!! Nice cherrypick. image
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  • PreussenPreussen Posts: 2,307 ✭✭✭
    Looks super. I'd agree with 66 image -Preussen
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  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This buff was hit so hard it has to have internal bleeding. image


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  • JcarneyJcarney Posts: 3,154 ✭


    << <i>Guy, looking at that coin again... you may be pleasantly surprised with a 67... not impossible at all.. Cheers, RickO >>



    I agree. What could possibly keep it out of a 67 holder? I don't see a tick on it. Take this with a big grain of salt though. Grading MS Buffs is definitely not my strong suit.
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  • gyocomgdgyocomgd Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Guy, looking at that coin again... you may be pleasantly surprised with a 67... not impossible at all.. Cheers, RickO >>


    There is a small discoloration under the bison's chin that is more than shadow. Very small and not in a prime focal area. So the coin isn't flawless. But it's close.
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  • caitlincaitlin Posts: 858 ✭✭✭
    66+
    A collector of high grade TONED BUFFALO NICKELS ,working on a PCGS REGISTRY SET.
  • Newcomp103Newcomp103 Posts: 2,223 ✭
    I say 67...it has all of the requirements, but PCGS would probably call it a 66...they are tough on these high end Buffalos...Absolutely beautiful!!!


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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,748 ✭✭✭✭✭
    66, because of chatter on the front leg.
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  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭
    I'd say 66 on a not so good day, or 67 on a good day. Send it in to coincide with the new moon.
  • capecape Posts: 1,621 ✭
    65
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  • ZoomShadowZoomShadow Posts: 105
    Depending on the luster, I'd say 66.
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  • bsshog40bsshog40 Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would also go as far as a 66*. Has a little nice toning to it.
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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,290 ✭✭✭

    66 for me...............without blinking an eye

    another nice one Oh Wise Guy!!!!

    That's the best one I've seen in a long time....



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  • richardshipprichardshipp Posts: 5,647 ✭✭✭
    Nice T1 - a no problem MS66 IMO
  • LongacreLongacre Posts: 16,717 ✭✭✭
    Easy 66.

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The prevalence of 13-P T-1 Buffs in mint state would lead one to believe that the Philly coin is the choice for a type set.

    The Denver issue is one of the best struck branch mint coins in the series. The amount of dies it took to maintain that quality was the portent of all the lighter-struck and much less deatiled coins to follow in the ensuing years.

    I like the D for a type coin.

    Yours is hammered. If I was to give it a neg it would be the slighly lightly struck top feather on Iron Tail.

    It would most likely garner a 66.

    Pete

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  • commoncents05commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭
    really strong strike, nice luster, i'll guess 66

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  • buffnutbuffnut Posts: 933
    Yup- she's a beaut. Minimum 66 to me. Too bad it has a weak strike. image
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  • gyocomgdgyocomgd Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The prevalence of 13-P T-1 Buffs in mint state would lead one to believe that the Philly coin is the choice for a type set.

    The Denver issue is one of the best struck branch mint coins in the series. The amount of dies it took to maintain that quality was the portent of all the lighter-struck and much less deatiled coins to follow in the ensuing years.

    I like the D for a type coin.
    Pete >>



    Pete, I agree with you on your type-coin opinion! The 13-D is definitely overlooked that way, probably the result of the stigma of the Denver mint. The best type coins in the series in my opinion are the 13-P T1, 13-D T1 and 1915-P and a hammered 1916-P.
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