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Here's a wildcard find.......while going through a

millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
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bunch of scrap buffalo nickels...I found this:

1936 s/s Breen# 2648 FS# 5-020

It has a URS rating of 11, meaning there are about 500-1000 around..

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    crispycrispy Posts: 792 ✭✭✭
    I'm impressed. I don't even see that in the "Pickers's Guide", but it looks to be very clear. That's what I like about coin collecting - discovering something special in an old pile of coins that you have just laying about. Nice job sir!


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    marymmarym Posts: 713 ✭
    I have a bunch of buffs that I need to go through with a more detailed, patient eye. Nice coin Steve, I'm surprised you didn't notice it earlier!
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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice find.... Cheers, RickO
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    DUBBADUBBA Posts: 935
    very cool!...whats a coin like that worth?....hh
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    millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    Mary..I have a lot of Buffalo nickels...I really never cared too much for them....I just happened to stumble over it when I was taking pics of some buttons I have found when metal detecting. The white balance was off on my camera, so I picked it up out of a pile I have, and I noticed it then..If I hadn't had my camera set on the 3 meg pic, I probably wouldn't have noticed then..

    It is listed in the Cherry Pickers guide, page 298 bottom left...They are selling for around $40.00 to $50.00 on eBay.....
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    shudsonshudson Posts: 108
    Good eye, millennium... congrats!

    Your pictures are outstanding. If it's not too much to ask, could you tell me how you setup your coins, camera, and lights to take such great shots?

    My attempts have been less then stellar... image
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    millenniummillennium Posts: 3,305
    I use a Sony H2 camera...I use it in macro mode at the factory automatic settings. The lights are halogen lights that are in my kitchen...that is the most well light room in our home and I suspect most homes..To get a real close up picture, take the pic in the maximum amount of resolution. On this particular camera it is 6 megs. I also used a 10 eye loupe held on the lens to get it even closer (that explains the back circle around the one close up in the group of three)....it will focus for you, and then you can get that extreme closeup...Hope that helps



    Here is an example of the loupe, just put your camera in macro mode and hold this right up to the lens of the camera....


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    lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,198 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Steve, if you have excess Buffalo nickels, you should sell some to your hometown coin dealer. imageimage

    Of course your hometown coin dealer is really small potatoes and happens to be completely broke right now.

    And he isn't interested in Cherrypicker's Guide varieties, in the least.

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    speer34speer34 Posts: 375 ✭
    Very nice "find" out of some of your scrap, huh? image
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