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Hey Buffalo variety guys....did you notice
Manorcourtman
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NGC just started grading/attributing 2 Feathers again?? For the last several years they would not for some reason.
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Well, that's a step in the right direction. Since they're doing those they should be doing the 3 1/2 legged stuff-at least the '36-D, which is in the Red Book.
36-D for sure. It's getting more popular and is a very expensive pick up.
I did not realize they had not been attributing this variety... that is strange, it is a recognized variety, documented and listed. Cheers, RickO
The "Short Set" - 1934-1938 with varieties in itself is a daunting task. Even regular dates collected in higher grades without the varieties can set you back.
There are stoppers. If you go 65 there are real stoppers.
Guess I'll have to talk about this Short Set dilemma in a future post.
Pete
You bet, Pete! Aside from the mainstream (Red Book) varieties-1935 DDR 1-R-IV/DDR-001, 1936-D 3 1/2 legged, and, of course the famous 1937-D 3 legged there's also a couple of lesser known varieties-the 1936 DDO 1-O-VI/DDO-001 and the 1936 DDR 1-R-II+VI/DDR-001. The 1935 is very rare in Mint State and there's only a single example of the 1936-D in Mint State known. The 1936 DDR is also quite rare in Mint State.
I wonder if they will now do the 3 and one half feather varieties. For years they would not do any abraded dies except for the 1937d 3 legger which was sort of “grandfathered” in. Its about time they did this.
a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"
Many of the big companies do not do lots of the popular varieties. I didn't know NGC stopped doing this one.
While I'm slightly familiar with the way NGC works, I do not know the PCGS policy on varieties. It is on the websites.
IMHO, a major grading service that offers attributions should do all varieties of every coin as long as there is a photographic image or a reliable and detailed description of its diagnostics.
That's the way it was always done pre-1986!
I've been advised that "lesser varieties" are not done to protect the uninformed who may become convinced that DDO#016 (worth $2) is the same thing as DDO#001 worth $100) and get "taken."
I do not believe a TPGS should be in the business of protecting the ignorant while limiting an advanced collector the pleasure of assembling a "matched set" of slabbed and properly attributed varieties!