Guess the grade on the newest members of my toned Buffalo herd
RockyMtnProspector
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Guess the grade on these 8 Buffalo nickels that posted late Friday. These are a part of the lot of 18 toned Buffs I purchased at last year that resided in an old Dansco folder. The first three coins, listed below, were in the original submission. Seven have yet to be graded: 1913 P Ty1, 1914 P, 1915 P, 1917 P, 1934 P, 1935 P, 1935 D.
The first 3 submissions:
GSAs, OBW rolls, Seated, Walkers. Anything old and Colorado-focused, CO nationals.
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Last three....62, 64, 63........Cheers, RickO
I will not even try to grade these. But! I find them all VERY attractive, glorious buffalo nickels. Right down my ally.
Beautiful selections my coin brother
I'm with Joe.
65, 64, 63. Toning usually adds to the grade. I'm not fond of the toning on these (my opinion)
The 34-D, even though notoriously shallow on the center Obverse, should carry it to 65 with the toning. It also has a better struck LIBERTY, which on this date and mint is notorious for being poorly rendered.
Compare the hair and feather details on the last two coins. The 1935 wins hands down, but has the softer struck reverse.
Pete
I agree on the 34-D, but it's a 64. I think it's better struck than the 64+ and some of the 65s in the PCGS TrueView list, as well as those at auction. The last 3 with cert #s are 64s.
The toning is variable, and like most coins, subjective. I like some more than others. The last 3 are, in my opinion, outstanding toners.
Here are the grades. I was on the road this weekend without much opportunity to get good wifi:
1913-D 5C Type 1 MS66
1916 5C MS63
1936 5C MS63
1936-D 5C AU58
1936-S 5C MS65
1937 5C MS64
1937-S 5C MS64
1938-D 5C MS63
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Very nice group!
I'm not trying to grade either. All are very gorgeous.
were they all together in the same album or did they come from different sources??
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They were all in the same album. Where they were before or if they were assembled is unknown to me. It was a lot of 18 coins in a Dansco album with varying degrees of toning.
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The toning patterns are similar enough I wouldn't be surprised if the were all kept like that for decades. Fortunately for you that 34-D turned out the best!
My 35-S is toned VERY similar to yours at least on the obverse.
@clarkbar04 That's a great looking 35-S!
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Thanks. I think you were very lucky to find a grouping like this.
For some reason I am struggling to find what should be "easy" ones, like a 36- and 37-S and 37-D.
Guessing a grade based upon your pictures would be a guess at the best. They look like nice coins, but they are not top POP coins and most are weakly struck. They are way better than the ones I collected out of circulation over fifty years ago. I am prettry sure mine would end up in a bargain bin at a coin show. Yours are much better than that.
OINK
I didn't buy them as top pop coins. I thought they looked like decent toners.
The pics are True Views, so they would be no different as candidates for "guess the grade" than any other post on the forum.
As for being weakly struck, the 34-D might be on the obverse, but the reverse is actually strong compared to other 64s and 65s that PCGS has graded.
I paid way less than what the technical grades of these pieces would part out for at retail, before any bump for toning, and am quite pleased with that turnout. And as I said, 7 remain to be graded.
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