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1918 S Buffalo--a scary coin-results in
Kaelasdad
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I asked my daughter if she wanted to see a scary coin. This coin is a scary coin. Its raw. It has been in a dansco for many many years. Its brethren are also toned gorgeous coins. I dont have my good macro camera, it died on a recent trip--water and electronics...my new camera just wont do a nice macro. This was from my phone. I can tell you the strike is strong, the horn is full, the luster is booming, and the pictures dont even come close to the rainbow toning on both sides of the coin.
I say this is a scary coin because will PCGS agree it is NT? Prices on these go super high....and I have compared it to the pics PCGS has on Coinfacts--and even my daughter, who doesnt know or care anything about coins, said, this coin beats them to a pulp. I know the pics are blurry, is this a scary coin?
I sent in 10 coins from the album, most were toned somewhat similar to the 1918 S although the 18 S is the most visually stunning--out of the 10, 4 graded, 6 came back..........cleaned.
I have looked like crazy at these and I see no hairlines at all, maybe the plastic sheet of the Dansco rubbed the coins on the high points...I have no real idea.
But, NONE were deemed AT. And these were all sniffed.
For all of the guys who lined up to give AT opinions, I hope you realize that some coins actually tone naturally. They really do.
I say this is a scary coin because will PCGS agree it is NT? Prices on these go super high....and I have compared it to the pics PCGS has on Coinfacts--and even my daughter, who doesnt know or care anything about coins, said, this coin beats them to a pulp. I know the pics are blurry, is this a scary coin?
I sent in 10 coins from the album, most were toned somewhat similar to the 1918 S although the 18 S is the most visually stunning--out of the 10, 4 graded, 6 came back..........cleaned.
I have looked like crazy at these and I see no hairlines at all, maybe the plastic sheet of the Dansco rubbed the coins on the high points...I have no real idea.
But, NONE were deemed AT. And these were all sniffed.
For all of the guys who lined up to give AT opinions, I hope you realize that some coins actually tone naturally. They really do.
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It's always scary sending a nice beautifully toned coin to PCGS!
<< <i>AT in my opinion. No elevation chromatics. Seems to "float" on the surface. >>
sad to see someone do that to such a wonderful coin
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Thats the scary thing, no one seems to know how to tell the difference anymore on AT vs NT, but the easiest answer is always AT. I can say this was from a very old Dansco, from a collection that hasnt seen the light of day since 1996--and the first and easiest answer will still be AT.
Hoard the keys.
<< <i>The coin ships to PCGS tomorrow for Secure Plus, I guess the sniffer can give it a shot, along with 9 of his brethren from the same album, all gorgeous toned coins.
i for one am very much looking forward to seeing how the sniffer handles this (these)
thanks for sharing
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Hoard the keys.
<< <i>I have a different thought. It appears to have AU53 to 55 surfaces, and was probably dipped long ago to be sold as "BU." It looks to have retoned naturally in the album. I don't know if PCGS will grade it, but I don't think it will grade fully MS. >>
I agree. Looks like secondary toning on a coins that was dipped/chemically cleaned in the past.
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It would be fun to send to the host, an entire book (full or partial) of Buffs in for grading.
Back your cell phone up a bit and snap a couple more pics please.
my assessment is simple: the colors are typical for Nickel.
appreciate the follow-up.
surprised you didn't get trueview
i'm not saying your coins have hairlines, especially from those images, but i will say i've seen major cleaning lines and i've seen micro-thin hairlines nearly imperceptible to the human eye.
all-in-all, thanks for sharing and it was a fun ride
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