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Interesting 1917-S Two Feather Buffalo Nickel

GManGMan Posts: 790 ✭✭
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I found this yesterday while looking through some old coin books I bought. It appears to be an FS-401 "Two Feather" Buffalo with some serious lamination flaws on the obverse and reverse. At least I think it's lamination problems and not PMD. Please let me know if you think it's PMD.

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,648 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Interesting coin, and a date in the series I like.
    I would agree it is likely NOT PMD. This series is rife with coins with planchet flaws.
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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, they are laminations on
    both sides.
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  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,259 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice score.
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  • LanceNewmanOCCLanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice

    i sent a 2F in for attribution ATS and they won't label it >:-(

    along with many other coins i've sent them they would not attribute
    .

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  • RichieURichRichieURich Posts: 8,550 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Definitely laminations. Nice coin, though. Congratulations!

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  • GManGMan Posts: 790 ✭✭
    Thanks all. I don't collect these so I put it up on ebay just to see what it would bring. First Two Feather I've found and with the laminations it's cool coin for someone that collects this series. Curious what it might bring too.
    GMan
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Neat find... I would have retained that one... Cheers, RickO
  • GManGMan Posts: 790 ✭✭
    No bids yet, maybe I will. Sellers remorse is a hell of a thing hehe
    GMan
  • LanLordLanLord Posts: 11,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin, my eye wants to paint the center quill for the 3rd feather into that obverse image. Is there actually anything there or is my optical system just working overtime?
  • GManGMan Posts: 790 ✭✭
    I decided to keep it for now. Ricko got in my head image

    There really is nothing there. Totally polished out. Interesting variety that can be found in a few different years.
    GMan
  • RichieURichRichieURich Posts: 8,550 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I decided to keep it for now. Ricko got in my head image

    There really is nothing there. Totally polished out. Interesting variety that can be found in a few different years. >>



    "A few different years" is an understatement. According to my count there are 33 different date-mint combinations for which a 2-feather Buffalo exists. That is exactly half of the 66 pieces in the Buffalo nickel set.

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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I decided to keep it for now. Ricko got in my head image

    There really is nothing there. Totally polished out. Interesting variety that can be found in a few different years. >>



    "A few different years" is an understatement. According to my count there are 33 different date-mint combinations for which a 2-feather Buffalo exists. That is exactly half of the 66 pieces in the Buffalo nickel set. >>



    I believe the full Buffalo nickel series contains 64 coins. But there are a fair number of different date/mm combinations that exhibit this die variety.
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  • bigtonydallasbigtonydallas Posts: 1,126 ✭✭✭
    Nice coin. I got one in Good but with no lamination error on it.
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  • MFHMFH Posts: 11,720 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Neat find... I would have retained that one... Cheers, RickO >>



    actually, that's pretty funny.

    I really like the 17-S myself.

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  • GManGMan Posts: 790 ✭✭
    I still have it. I found a 21-S two feather as well. It's in poor condition and cleaned but it sure looks like a two feather to me:

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    (Sorry for the monster pic)
    GMan
  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>nice

    i sent a 2F in for attribution ATS and they won't label it >:-(

    along with many other coins i've sent them they would not attribute
    . >>



    Our friends "across the street" won't attribute ANY of the abraded dies except the 1937-D 3 legged.

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