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Should I reach higher on this toned Buff?

MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
Not my series but this piece really caught my eye.

Currently the underbidder at $200 plus juice.

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  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,751 ✭✭✭✭✭
    UGH,,,,,,, well that is what I would do on a coin that I wanted,,,,,,

    plaster it all over a coin forum before bidding ends,,,,,,

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    Unless of course it is my coin,,,,,,,
    GrandAm :)
  • Are you sure this is not yours? A 67 in that holder with that color is a 500.00 coin to me. Crazy posting that with all the Buff nuts on here unless you are helping the seller. Edit to add I have a 1913 T1 MS65 with the same look...
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭
    Looking for some opinions on whether this is toning worthy of more that a $100 premium.

    If it was a must have coin, I would have not posted.
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Are you sure this is not yours? A 67 in that holder with that color is a 500.00 coin to me. Crazy posting that with all the Buff nuts on here unless you are helping the seller. >>



    Kindly put a bit higher value on my integrity. No it is not my coin.....at least not yet.
  • Dang yell at me and not Grandam thats not fair lol....
  • valente151valente151 Posts: 1,070 ✭✭✭
    38-Ds are common as dirt... even in 67. While I would say this one has nice eye appeal, it is not a monster by any means IMO. I wouldn't go much higher...
  • I agree 38-Ds are common but get this put a bean on it and you got a good flipper. I like the steel blue color.
  • This one went for 258.00 and not as nice Text
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭
    I'd pass. But I'm not a buffalo nut. But neither are you ...



    << <i>Not my series but ... >>

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  • crypto79crypto79 Posts: 8,623


    << <i>38-Ds are common as dirt... even in 67. While I would say this one has nice eye appeal, it is not a monster by any means IMO. I wouldn't go much higher... >>



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    I have seen rolls broken up with every one of them a gem or better. Bide your time and buy one at a show and don't get in a bidding war.
  • GRANDAMGRANDAM Posts: 8,751 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, the price is up $50 since this thread started image
    GrandAm :)
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>38-Ds are common as dirt... even in 67. While I would say this one has nice eye appeal, it is not a monster by any means IMO. I wouldn't go much higher... >>



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    I have seen rolls broken up with every one of them a gem or better. Bide your time and buy one at a show and don't get in a bidding war. >>



    Good advice. I had put in one more bid at $220 and am now done.
  • hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,837 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice coin - To answer your question, no.
  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,929 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Personally, I do not find that coin attractive. Gun metal grey is not a turn on to me....looks AT.

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  • 410a410a Posts: 1,325
    I know this is 2014.........but 10 years ago 38Ds. I used to give MS66s away to friends. a 38D is a common coin,then again that is uncommon toning. That coin is real pretty. I understand, I understand, but stop at $360. Get one in hand at a show. Common date, uncommon toning, high grade. Nice coin.
  • I would not reach for this coin. Way common date, and the toning is nice but not worth much of a premium in my book.
    Let's try not to get upset.
  • What if you resubmitted it and it went 67+ then what would you think of it?
  • pennyanniepennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭
    38 D's are a dime a dozen adjusted for inflation, why tie up funds on a coin like this that no dealer will buy your way out of?
    Mark
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  • << <i>What if you resubmitted it and it went 67+ then what would you think of it? >>



    Not seeing a plus there ... too many nicks. Might even come back 66+ ...
    Let's try not to get upset.
  • OldIndianNutKaseOldIndianNutKase Posts: 2,715 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So, it just hammered at $352.50 +BP. The market for nicely or unusually toned coins seems to be very strong. What is the toning premium on this coin,.....200%?

    I hope someone on this forum will share this NEWP with so we can go full circle.


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  • That coin on my 27" monitor looks darn nice at full magnification, the holder is very scratched though and that could lead to a bad look at a smaller size. I would still take the chance on sending it in for the plus.
  • lkeigwinlkeigwin Posts: 16,893 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'd move on.
    Lance.
  • jomjom Posts: 3,484 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There are plenty of these out there....I'd wait for a nice 66 and save some dough.

    jom
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>So, it just hammered at $352.50 +BP. The market for nicely or unusually toned coins seems to be very strong. What is the toning premium on this coin,.....200%? >>

    Toned coins have often brought high premiums at auction. It could be more than 200% if the right bidders are present.
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  • pennyanniepennyannie Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭
    That date with that tonning in a pcgs 65 holder is 58 bucks asking at my local B&M right now.
    Mark
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  • PTVETTERPTVETTER Posts: 6,018 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I sold one to a dealer for $350.00

    Just to let you know the ball park pricing
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  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I agree 38-Ds are common but get this put a bean on it and you got a good flipper. I like the steel blue color. >>



    With a pop of over 1600 these aren't exactly scarce any more. If the coin were really that nice you'd sort of expect a bean or a + holder already.
    Seems to a number of rev ticks on the buffalo that could easily slide this into a 66 holder on a different day. A few obv tics as well though the reverse has more of them.

    Probably got the 67 grade on blast as many of these do. Cracking this out of the holder and getting $350 could be difficult. At 2.5X current MS67 money this has to sticker.
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  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,779 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yes, move along. And, if later you're tempted to ask, go with Coke Zero over regular Diet Coke. It doesn't taste as fake.

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  • crazyhounddogcrazyhounddog Posts: 14,055 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm not very impressed with that 38-d. There's soooo many of these 38-d Buffs with color I would take my time and find a real knock out.
    The bitterness of "Poor Quality" is remembered long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
  • NeoStarNeoStar Posts: 1,123 ✭✭✭
    +1 on the Coke Zero, Braddick. I do like it a lot!
  • To each their own asthat is what makes this hobby so great. Some like coins with no tarnish and some love the tarnishimage
  • I like it, but not $350 like it image
  • ElcontadorElcontador Posts: 7,680 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I agree 38-Ds are common but get this put a bean on it and you got a good flipper. I like the steel blue color. >>



    With a pop of over 1600 these aren't exactly scarce any more. If the coin were really that nice you'd sort of expect a bean or a + holder already.
    Seems to a number of rev ticks on the buffalo that could easily slide this into a 66 holder on a different day. A few obv tics as well though the reverse has more of them.

    Probably got the 67 grade on blast as many of these do. Cracking this out of the holder and getting $350 could be difficult. At 2.5X current MS67 money this has to sticker. >>



    This. Some pendejo paid over $400 for this coin and is buried in it. Six months ago, a guy was selling a roll of the 38 Ds at Long Beach for $50 each in PC 6 holders. Ten years ago, I picked up one of these with ice blue rim toning and gold centers on both obverse and reverse in a PC 6 OGH for $60. It had a tick in the midsection, hence the PC 6 grade. I upgraded the coin to a PC 7 holder. As RR wrote above, it upgraded because of its blast and color. Its surfaces are cleaner than the coin displayed.

    I think getting a green bean on such a coin is a waste of time. Am not sure re a plus holder. Years ago, I've seen rolls of these coins, all in gem or supergrade. When I was in high school, a local dealer broke out a roll of them in front of me and was selling golden toned BU gems for $2 each.

    Imo, this may be a $200 coin, a trifle more if you want to stretch for color. They are readily available. Some guy paid a $200 premium for bragging rights he won an auction. Auction houses and consignors love people like thisI. The underbidder should send him a "thank you" note.
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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,674 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>38 D's are a dime a dozen adjusted for inflation, why tie up funds on a coin like this that no dealer will buy your way out of? >>



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  • If I were buying this coin as a collector and not a dealer flipper why would I care if a dealer would buy me out of it. What if the buyer bought the coin because he/she likes it, what ever happened to coin collecting for the sake of collecting coins because you like them? image
  • MGLICKERMGLICKER Posts: 7,995 ✭✭✭


    << <i>If I were buying this coin as a collector and not a dealer flipper why would I care if a dealer would buy me out of it. What if the buyer bought the coin because he/she likes it, what ever happened to coin collecting for the sake of collecting coins because you like them? image >>



    Agree with you 100% John. Though most of the coins I buy are to resell, I also have a number of moderately priced pieces that I hold onto for a long time. They are generally common but very attractive.

    The input here from everyone was appreciated and once I hit my max price on the coin, I was out.
  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That date with that tonning in a pcgs 65 holder is 58 bucks asking at my local B&M right now. >>

    Sounds like you'd better grab it fast and resell to PTVETTER's dealer for $350 image
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  • mr1931Smr1931S Posts: 6,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Accurate dollar numbers for '38-D Buffalo Nickels that are not OMM's:
    Gem (MS65,MS66)-$50.
    Superb Gem (MS67)-$150.

    '38-D nickels are nice to look at but dealers will not line up to buy from you when comes time to sell so plan on making a family heirloom out of it.

    Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

  • Tallpaul000Tallpaul000 Posts: 193 ✭✭
    for the toning, which I personally think that nickels have the most incredible colors, yes 200 plus juice is plausible.
  • ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭
    $300 tops unless the coin has a legit shot at 67+. There are just too many 1938-D's in 67 with nice toning to go much higher.

    Buyer and seller of vintage coin boards!
  • AMRCAMRC Posts: 4,280 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I tell everyone who will listen, we sooner forget paying too much for a coin, than we do the one we let get away.
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  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I tell everyone who will listen, we sooner forget paying too much for a coin, than we do the one we let get away. >>


    I would say this slogan is more applicable in the case of coins that come along infrequently. The coin in question,
    while nice enough, is not one I would have stretched for at all, nor one I'd likely think back upon in the future.
  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭
    PCGS shows a $1345 price difference between 67 ($155) and 67+ ($1500). That's just stupid.

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  • LochNESSLochNESS Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>I tell everyone who will listen, we sooner forget paying too much for a coin, than we do the one we let get away. >>


    I would say this slogan is more applicable in the case of coins that come along infrequently. The coin in question,
    while nice enough, is not one I would have stretched for at all, nor one I'd likely think back upon in the future. >>

    Totally agree. This is too common to "get away."


    << <i>PCGS shows a $1345 price difference between 67 ($155) and 67+ ($1500). That's just stupid. >>

    Also agree. At that level of perfection, the difference isn't so noticeable. We often forget that many of the world's most famous and valuable coins are less than 67 in grade.
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  • TwoSides2aCoinTwoSides2aCoin Posts: 44,572 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Never should on yourself . Most should on me without asking.

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