1928-D Buffalo Nickel. What do ya think of this one? The tail of two Buffalo's! GRADE REVEALED. LAST
crazyhounddog
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An incredible strike for the date and the color is also quite nice. So how do you feel about my new pick-up? Thanks for looking...Joe
This is my other one, quite a difference.
This is my other one, quite a difference.
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<< <i>About as good as it gets with a 1928-d. Outstanding to say the least. >>
I've got to say I totally agree , for a 1928-d I think this piece is over the top!! Thanks...
one or two of the new dies were decent and struck some nice coins but not always.
It's extremely good for the date. I prefer the top notch coins without planchet scratches
but you can't be too picky with this one.
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<< <i>I wonder, can one make Ox Tail Soup from
buffalo tail? >>
I think you can!!
The second coin is also mint state but with a very poor strike. I'd grade it MS62.
<< <i>SORRY BUT ANOTHER A T COIN- NOT EVEN CLOSE TO NATURAL ------ NICE STRIKE BUT ONLY AU WITH THE TONING MAKING IT APPEAR AS A MINT STATE COIN !!!!! >>
Where do you see the rub on this coin? Please educate me. And what's with the CAPTS.?
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<< <i>Pretty coin, but respect the opinions of the experts in this series when they are kind enough to chime in. >>
No disrespect here on my part, just want to see how the experts arrive at their opinions and hope they are kind enough to explain .
It's a very well-struck 28-D with gem possibilities. B
<< <i>certainly is hammed for the date/MM >>
I must say, I'm very impressed with the strike. Went to the Teletrade archives and looked at 66 examples that have sold there since 2006 and every one of them had worse strikes. There were a couple that were close. Most were graded MS63 and MS64 by both PCGS and NGC (fathom that will ya) And there were a couple of MS65s that sold for $900 and $600 where the strikes weren't any better than the others (must have been the registry flu). As for the toning, looks similar to some coins I have in an older Whitman deluxe album (sliding windows type) Anyways, the strike is tops, the only way to make distracting marks acceptable on a tough date (but not your coin). Nice pick up!
Leo
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<< <i>certainly is hammed for the date/MM >>
I must say, I'm very impressed with the strike. Went to the Teletrade archives and looked at 66 examples that have sold there since 2006 and every one of them had worse strikes. There were a couple that were close. Most were graded MS63 and MS64 by both PCGS and NGC (fathom that will ya) And there were a couple of MS65s that sold for $900 and $600 where the strikes weren't any better than the others (must have been the registry flu). As for the toning, looks similar to some coins I have in an older Whitman deluxe album (sliding windows type) Anyways, the strike is tops, the only way to make distracting marks acceptable on a tough date (but not your coin). Nice pick up!
Leo >>
Thank you for all the information, it is appreciated!! I also think this coin is hammered and quite beautiful or I woundn't have posted it on my favorite forum. The color looks perfectly natural to me but I could wrong ,it's happened before.
I just want to thank all of you guy's for responding to this nickel, it's always a lot of fun and an education experience.....Joe
<< <i>Sorry that I haven't been back as I am still at Coinfest- the RUB on this coin is on the high point of the hip ----- look at the toning change as there is definitely rub on this coin! The coin has a great strike as many au coins end up in either au58 or ms63. Hope this helps! >>
No rub on this coin. I think you may be referring to the light reflection. Here another pic. This coin is at least a 65 or better IMO. And ya know you really can't grade a coin from a picture IMO. And forgive me for my ignorance , but how can an AU coin end up in a ms-63 holder?
<< <i>The color is not natural. Anything beyond a golden hue on a Buffalo is suspect to me. If that doesn't bother you, then be happy with the purchase. It does have a tremendous strike. Here's an example with natural toning.
crazyhounddog
Then I guess this ms-67 is a suspect. I have slabbs with all kinds of different colors. If you want to hold yourself to gold, that's up to you.
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<< <i>The color is not natural. Anything beyond a golden hue on a Buffalo is suspect to me. If that doesn't bother you, then be happy with the purchase. It does have a tremendous strike. Here's an example with natural toning.
crazyhounddog
Then I guess this ms-67 is a suspect. I have slabbs with all kinds of different colors. If you want to hold yourself to gold, that's up to you.
Here's another suspect...pcgs ms-65
This one is a ms-64 and it's redish?
Looks nicer to me....
Question: If you had it to do over again, KNOWING through some gift of prophecy that this would be the final result, would you buy the 16-D and 28-D coins again? If you KNEW the 16-D would wind up in an NGC MS63 holder, and that the 28-D would wind up in an NGC MS64 holder (no chance they would grade any higher, and that PCGS would reject), would you buy them as raw pieces?
I wouldn't. The triumph of the color eventually being deemed okay would be overshadowed by my being PO'd and disappointed all those many months between purchase, submission, rejection and finally, certification. And I wouldn't be thrilled by the grades, either, because I, like you, probably would have seen them as MS64 minimum when I pulled the trigger.
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<< <i>Congratulations, Joe!
Question: If you had it to do over again, KNOWING through some gift of prophecy that this would be the final result, would you buy the 16-D and 28-D coins again? If you KNEW the 16-D would wind up in an NGC MS63 holder, and that the 28-D would wind up in an NGC MS64 holder (no chance they would grade any higher, and that PCGS would reject), would you buy them as raw pieces?
I wouldn't. The triumph of the color eventually being deemed okay would be overshadowed by my being PO'd and disappointed all those many months between purchase, submission, rejection and finally, certification. And I wouldn't be thrilled by the grades, either, because I, like you, probably would have seen them as MS64 minimum when I pulled the trigger.
It's a stimulating game, but it wears my ass out.
Okay, you got me!
I'm wondering if your first photo is a good representation in hand. The slab photo does not show and of the red, blue or green like the original picture. I guess I will never know without seeing it in hand.
May I ask why did you chose NGC instead of PCGS?
<< <i>Hi Joe, thanks for sharing the grade.
I'm wondering if your first photo is a good representation in hand. The slab photo does not show and of the red, blue or green like the original picture. I guess I will never know without seeing it in hand.
May I ask why did you chose NGC instead of PCGS? >>
The first image I shared with you folks was when this piece was raw, I can take much better images of coins with out having to deal with all of that dog gone reflection, I hate it! The first image is the best representation of the coin, it truely is lovely. I would think ms-65 looking at this piece in hand....Joe
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