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I noticed this error at eBay and thought it was "Forum Worthy" for some linkage.
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I like Nickels so errors such as this one really grab my attention. There's not much I can add to the pictures, it's sort of dramatic: date centered nicely on the obverse, reverse shows the top/bottom design inverted, it's in a PCGS capsule to quench the thirst of us Kool-Aid-ites and perhaps best of all, it has an absolutely heart-warming Pedigree which includes the ANACS certificate and a hand written note:
......................Offered for your consideration is this breathtaking and dramatic double struck Buffalo nickel. It
was originally pulled from circulation by a fortunate and thoughtful soul who kept it safely for his son, who sent it to
ANACS in 1973. It was then put away for another 40 years until it was offered to us by the Granddaughter. Here it
sits in a PCGS Secure Holder.......................
I have been known to stretch for a coin I like but this one is past what a working stiff like me can afford, so I hope it ends up with a forum member. I wonder how the CrazyHoundDog would like it?? I wonder if it's Realone compliant for traceability back a few years?? Who's the member that has been putting together the ANACS certificate Type Set, would it fit in for him?? I guess what I'm saying is that this particular coin seems to be one for the ages that could be content residing in any collection, or am I overstating things??
I also wanted to add that the dual dates ---7/16/73 and 9/19/73--- on the ANACS certificate are close to my life. I had just turned 18 on 7/7/73 and in September headed off to Ohio University. Life was pulling me away from coins for about 25 years. I missed a lot.
Enjoy.
Al H.
......................Offered for your consideration is this breathtaking and dramatic double struck Buffalo nickel. It
was originally pulled from circulation by a fortunate and thoughtful soul who kept it safely for his son, who sent it to
ANACS in 1973. It was then put away for another 40 years until it was offered to us by the Granddaughter. Here it
sits in a PCGS Secure Holder.......................
I have been known to stretch for a coin I like but this one is past what a working stiff like me can afford, so I hope it ends up with a forum member. I wonder how the CrazyHoundDog would like it?? I wonder if it's Realone compliant for traceability back a few years?? Who's the member that has been putting together the ANACS certificate Type Set, would it fit in for him?? I guess what I'm saying is that this particular coin seems to be one for the ages that could be content residing in any collection, or am I overstating things??
I also wanted to add that the dual dates ---7/16/73 and 9/19/73--- on the ANACS certificate are close to my life. I had just turned 18 on 7/7/73 and in September headed off to Ohio University. Life was pulling me away from coins for about 25 years. I missed a lot.
Enjoy.
Al H.
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all that with a spectacular coin and great Pedigree and you come away with a "low cert number" as the impression??
dramatic d/s, but how price worthy is it?
Hopefully the error guys can chip in on the value - I have no clue what the right number is.
above is a smile and the closest I could get to "Happy" with the allowed icons.
<< <i>I'm not an error guy, but I think the seller is pricing that coin unrealistically. As in, the decimal point is two places off. >>
Two places off as in $3,499,500? Or were you thinking a fair price is $349.95?
Oh yeah ... look at that low serial number!
As far as value for the error, it's a tough call as it is a visually dramatic error that is quite rare and it's on a coin from a highly collected series. If I had to value it without doing any research, I would estimate a retail price of just shy of $20,000 ... and that is just a guess.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
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I have no idea of its value but I think the asking price is probably way too high.
Lance.