Grade on this Buffalo Nickel? [LARGE PICS ENCLOSED]

JoeTheCoinMan · July 25, 2009 2:16AM

What do you think PCGS would grade this Buffalo Nickel?

Pictures are down further on the third message.

Broadstruck · July 25, 2009 2:23AM

Hard to judge from the angle of the pics... looks UNCish

JoeTheCoinMan · July 25, 2009 2:27AM

<< <i>Hard to judge from the angle of the pics... looks UNCish

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Here are some bigger pics:

Mar327 · July 25, 2009 2:32AM

MS65 with those hits on the neck and buffalo, but nice details!

SamByrd · July 25, 2009 10:38AM

ms 64

tightbudget · July 25, 2009 10:40AM

64

Type2 · July 25, 2009 12:08PM

MS64 Nice.

Raybo · July 25, 2009 12:22PM

Joe,

The obverse image is OOF, on the other hand the image of the reverse looks okee dokie!

64/65

InternetJunky · July 25, 2009 10:29PM

I'd say 64 also. The coin also appears to display the "Broken Back" Non-Traditional Abraded Die. From Ron Popes book "The Abraded Die Varieties"- "These are produced by abrading or polishing of the die(s), resulting in the weakening or elimination of parts of the design, usually, but not always involving the shallowest parts of the design."

yellowjacket · July 25, 2009 10:37PM

I'm concerned with the 12 o'clock/6 o'clock rim problems. This can be a killer, especially on a 1938-D. The strike is marginal as well. Graders have come to have high expectations for this date/mm. I am assuming it hasn't been whizzed/polished.

MS 63/64.
Garrow

golfer72 · July 25, 2009 10:39PM

The strike is very weak but they would probably grade it 65 anyway.

InternetJunky · July 25, 2009 10:42PM

<< <i>I'm concerned with the 12 o'clock/6 o'clock rim problems. This can be a killer, especially on a 1938-D. The strike is marginal as well. Graders have come to have high expectations for this date/mm. I am assuming it hasn't been whizzed/polished.

MS 63/64.
Garrow >>

Ah yes, I forgot to mention those rim problems. I also agree that most have high expectations for this date/mm.