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My piece of ANA: 29-d buffalo

ad4400ad4400 Posts: 2,309 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I was a bit surprised I won this for a bit less than max, which always makes you wonder. I belated saw it sold for below trend on HA. Heritage image is a good bit less attractive (as is par for course). I see the obverse seems to have been struck with worn or rusted dies ( which does not bother me), but other aspects of strike, color and eye appeal seem outstanding. Am I missing something else..


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    Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 12,198 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm guessing the roughness on the obverse, likely caused by the die, as you pointed out, was a turn off for some bidders.
    Still a tougher coin that flies under the radar in the series.

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    Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 10,116 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looks real nice tough coin to find.

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    DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What is the grade.....I don't know this series well enough to grade this coin.

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    ColonelJessupColonelJessup Posts: 6,442 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ROFL, I consigned that and lost a few bucks. The $13.50 additional has already been spent. Save yours. Thought the strike and color might overcome the roughness. You got a good deal on a pretty nice coin.

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    BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,787 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the coin. 29-D didn't survive as well as some other dates in higher grades. In spite of the rough obverse and lightly struck inside feather, this coin has a full to nearly full top feather - the sign of a decent strike.

    The reverse is real nice, with close to a full strike, although the lower central portion of the Buff looks incomplete for some reason.

    It's a keeper.........the Colonel consigned a nice coin.

    Pete

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    cladkingcladking Posts: 30,360 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BuffaloIronTail said:
    I like the coin. 29-D didn't survive as well as some other dates in higher grades.
    Pete

    It's pretty apparent that the depression in later 1929 discouraged hoarders of this date. There weren't a very large number of recent date coins being saved anyway and then a lot of nickels from 1925 to date were just spent for much needed cash.

    The date is much undervalued.

    It's nice for the date.

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    koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice strike-much better that is often seen. Decent die state, too. Nice example of a tough date!

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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

    Sure looks like a 65 to me.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,721 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice old Buff... and for the date, in nice condition... Cheers, RickO

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    ad4400ad4400 Posts: 2,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Showed up today . Crazy nice in hand.

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    JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats!

    mark

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    TomthemailcarrierTomthemailcarrier Posts: 816 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good looking old buffalo and an important year in our history.

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    ShamikaShamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

    What do you grade it now that you can examine it in person?

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    ad4400ad4400 Posts: 2,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Shamika said:
    What do you grade it now that you can examine it in person?

    Still a technical 65. Great luster, strike and eye appeal, but roughness of planchet makes it hard to see any higher. Oh, by the way did I say eye appeal is of the charts

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