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1919 Buffalo nickel newp....Grade revealed....

crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Here's one I just picked up and I must say....I like it and will fit into my collection. So, what do ya think the grade is on this coin? Thanks for looking and any comments are always welcome....Joe








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A VERY nice 64....Maybe a tad under graded....Thanks to all.....Joe
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This is one heck of a scratchy slab. But here's two images with more light.
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  • SanctionIISanctionII Posts: 12,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Joe.

    Who cares what the grade is. The pictured coin is gorgeous. If you never plan on selling the coin, then the grade does not matter.
  • InternetJunkyInternetJunky Posts: 2,329 ✭
    I'm gonna guess 65, Joe.

    Also, is there some clashing going on under the chin and a little above the first 1 in 1919?
  • keetskeets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i think that could grade MS66. i only see a few scattered marks and some of those might be planchet defects. the only distractions-----perhaps only visible due to the image size-----are the couple of carbon spots on the obverse. this one's a beaut, Joe.
  • drei3reedrei3ree Posts: 3,430 ✭✭✭✭
    65 seems about right.
  • deltadimemandeltadimeman Posts: 1,036 ✭✭✭
    looks like a beautiful ms66 to me ?
  • ModCrewmanModCrewman Posts: 4,042 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'll go with:

    MS66
    Lightly Clashed
    Beautiful!
  • RayboRaybo Posts: 5,342 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There's not a flea on that dog! image
  • capecape Posts: 1,621 ✭
    Now that is a really nice Buff,,,, Looks like it has the luster ... strike is way better than most and it appears blemish free. PCGS 66 ... NGC 66+ *
    ed rodrigues
  • JupitarCoinsJupitarCoins Posts: 2,595 ✭
    I say 65+
    That coin is a real beaut!!image
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    That's a BOOMER...............image
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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭
    This coin , to me, is just over the top, and like my ol buddy SanctionII said... It don't matter what the grade is sometimes.,,, And I agree 100% with that statement, This was the year my father was born so the date does have some meaning. I can sit and gaze at this coin for a long time it is an amazing coin in every sense of the word and it's really getting hard to find these coins at a decent price, and I over payed for this one.
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • ponderitponderit Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Joe, if that's the same one we talked about then I know the grade and I'll keep it to myself. What I will say is that it's every bit as nice as my 66 and the colors are bootifull! image
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  • robecrobec Posts: 6,878 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a beauty Joe. It looks like it has all it needs for a 66. Love the toning.

    - Bob -

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bump for the grade revealed.... I wasn't about to let this one slip by....One hell of a nice 64image Still cost some image
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • AnkurJAnkurJ Posts: 11,370 ✭✭✭✭
    GORGEOUS!
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  • breakdownbreakdown Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sorry I am late to the party. I tried to guess the grade based on the initial photos even though you had already posted the grade by the time I logged in.

    My first thought out of the box was a 65. I think the reverse strike on the buffalo head and shoulder is a tad weak, there are a few small carbon spots on the obverse and the Y in LIBERTY is weak. However there are few marks and it looks like great luster and wonderful overall eye appeal should tip the grade over into a 65. I am a bit surprised that Cape and Robec, two guys that know Buffalos, were thinking 66. I can't go that far in light of the carbon and the strike.

    Forget the grade and enjoy it! And thanks for sharing.

    "Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.

  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,071 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Sorry I am late to the party. I tried to guess the grade based on the initial photos even though you had already posted the grade by the time I logged in.

    My first thought out of the box was a 65. I think the reverse strike on the buffalo head and shoulder is a tad weak, there are a few small carbon spots on the obverse and the Y in LIBERTY is weak. However there are few marks and it looks like great luster and wonderful overall eye appeal should tip the grade over into a 65. I am a bit surprised that Cape and Robec, two guys that know Buffalos, were thinking 66. I can't go that far in light of the carbon and the strike.

    Forget the grade and enjoy it! And thanks for sharing. >>



    Yeah, yeah! You got to see the grade first, so your vote don't count for nothen!image Of course I'm just fooling around with you my little buddyimage Eye appeal weighs in higher in my book, most of the time. Now, the 1919 buff is rather a tough bird to find this nice, I know because I've been beaten the bushes for this coin for years. I'll keep it.....image
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • AuroraBorealisAuroraBorealis Posts: 3,591 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice early Buff...Very clean 64... image

    ABimage

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