Even with a Rim Nick my Gold Buffalo was just graded MS69!
braddick
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I've had this 2006 gold buffalo in the original mint packaging and was looking at it a few weeks ago. Sure enough, at about the 2:00 position (right above the Y in 'LiBERTY'), I see what appears to be a rim nick. I'm not 100% certain though as the mint shrink wrap could be warped or whatnot in that one spot thus causing an illusion.
To play it safe I send it in for grading in the original plastic.
I was pleased to see the results online come back MS69 as it confirmed it was the packaging and not the coin that was slightly damaged.
Well, the Buffalo, now slabbed, arrived and I was wrong.
Perhaps the rim nick is not a big enough deal to downgrade the coin but the mark really is easily visible to the naked eye.
Either way, I'm glad it is now protected from possibly further damage!
BEFORE:
FRESHLY PCGS GRADED:
To play it safe I send it in for grading in the original plastic.
I was pleased to see the results online come back MS69 as it confirmed it was the packaging and not the coin that was slightly damaged.
Well, the Buffalo, now slabbed, arrived and I was wrong.
Perhaps the rim nick is not a big enough deal to downgrade the coin but the mark really is easily visible to the naked eye.
Either way, I'm glad it is now protected from possibly further damage!
BEFORE:
FRESHLY PCGS GRADED:
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