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Alltheabove76Alltheabove76 Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭
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Whats up with the rim on this 1917-D Buffalo?

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  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,624 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Slightly broadstruck?
    Interesting to stare at and change your focus, almost creates an optical illusion varying between a single and double rim,
    especially near the tail.

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  • lostincoinslostincoins Posts: 4,278 ✭
    3% off center? loose collar? I have one like that some place.......
  • rec78rec78 Posts: 5,828 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What's up with the whole coin?--Looks like a 3-leg to me. Very deteriorated die. A strange coin indeed.
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  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't know about rim but you've definitely got a nice 3-1/2 legged there.
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  • Alltheabove76Alltheabove76 Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭
    Wasn't even familiar with that variety. (Not my series). Here is the obverse.

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  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Should check out Ron Pope's book Buffalo Nickels the Abraded Die Varieties. You've got a coin worth far more than the regular issue
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  • tahoe98tahoe98 Posts: 11,388 ✭✭✭

    ...kinda almost looks like the whole coin was nic-a-dated. image
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  • OnWithTheHuntOnWithTheHunt Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭✭✭
    After looking at a bigger pic on my PC, I thinks there's some porosity to the planchet, but not acid dated
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  • Alltheabove76Alltheabove76 Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭
    Its is corroded somewhat, but not acid dated
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  • Type2Type2 Posts: 13,985 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yup 3 1/2 lage cool. image


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  • tincuptincup Posts: 5,327 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It probably was not acid treated, but it is corroded as evidenced by the overall pitting/porosity. Perhaps it was a buried coin at one time. Still a neat coin; not sure what is taking place with the rim issue on the reverse.
    ----- kj
  • 66WhiteFBL66WhiteFBL Posts: 214 ✭


    Very porous surfaces. Has environmental damage.Looks like it has been harshly cleaned

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  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    Environmental damage across the coin. The double rim is not uncommon for this series.

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