Checked a coin off the bucket list!

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erwindoc
erwindoc Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I have wanted a 3-legged buffalo nickel in my collection for some time. Its a commonly known variety and generally available at most shows and auctioned off many times per year. Just had to find the right one for the budget. I settled for this one at I felt it was a good match for the grade/strike I was looking for with just a touch of color! Here's a couple of images to compare. Looking forward to seeing it in hand.


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  • No Headlights
    No Headlights Posts: 2,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice coin. Always worth the wait to find the right piece. Enjoy.

  • Walkerguy21D
    Walkerguy21D Posts: 12,164 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice pickup, Doc!
    I like that old album toning.

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  • P0CKETCHANGE
    P0CKETCHANGE Posts: 3,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Awesome! Based upon my Buffalo nickel grading skills, this is a great AU55-MS65 coin 🙂

  • ajaan
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    Nice coin. When I see a post like this, I always wonder if Phil took both images.


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  • golden
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    Nice.

  • Copperindian
    Copperindian Posts: 3,374 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    NICE one! Well worth the wait; excellent choice!

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  • johnny9434
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    congrats :)

  • erwindoc
    erwindoc Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ajaan said:
    Nice coin. When I see a post like this, I always wonder if Phil took both images.

    Im guessing he didnt

  • Walkerfan
    Walkerfan Posts: 10,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Patience pays!

    Really nice example!!

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  • Dave99B
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    Hey Jason, that's one great example. I've never owned one, but they always catch my eye when I see one at a show. I've pondered starting a Buff collection for a few years now. I'm trying to resist the urge, and posts like this don't help!

    Beautiful coin!

    Dave

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  • pursuitofliberty
    pursuitofliberty Posts: 7,926 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Great strike, great color ... can't tell if it's a 58 or a 62/3 (leaning towards Unc), but whichever, it appears the patience was worth the wait. Absolutely lovely example!


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  • skier07
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    Lovely coin. Congrats!!!

  • JimTyler
    JimTyler Posts: 4,100 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 15, 2026 8:54AM
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    👍

    I recently picked up my bucket list coin, 1909-S VDB. This was the holy grail of Lincoln cent for my friends and myself when we searched our parents pennies back in the 60’s. We lived near Chicago we knew we would never find one so we saved every single “S” mint cent we found.

  • john_nyc1
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    MS62 per PCGS. Beautiful color!

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  • oih82w8
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    Nice looker!

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  • MFeld
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    What a pleasing looking example! Congratulations.

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  • asheland
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    That is awesome, congratulations!

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  • cheezhed
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    Glad you had patience and it paid off.

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  • johnny9434
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    Love the top one

  • 124Spider
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    Beaurtiful coin; well done!

  • justindan
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    Congrats. That is a stellar example.

  • Vetter
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    Great coin! On a lot of people’s list to own.

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  • erwindoc
    erwindoc Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Thanks everyone!

  • kaz
    kaz Posts: 9,378 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Great looking coin! Must feel good to check that box.

  • SimonW
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    Nice!

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  • mr1931S
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    Now, that's a great-looking coin! MS 62 is my favorite TPG grade.Typically, one gets a lot of coin for the money with 62 and this piece is no exception to that rule.

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    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • RedRocket
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    I don't have one in front of me. . . anyone have the value of the OP's coin in the 2027 Red Book?

  • SkyMan
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    Congratulations, nice Newp!

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  • Coinscratch
    Coinscratch Posts: 11,085 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Nice choice!

  • MEJ7070
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    Love it!

  • mr1931S
    mr1931S Posts: 7,308 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @RedRocket said:
    I don't have one in front of me. . . anyone have the value of the OP's coin in the 2027 Red Book?

    About $2950 + (0.5) * (6000-2950) = $4475 for MS 62 or select uncirculated. This piece has a short scratch on the left rear leg along with a tiny mark on the Indian's cheek that could have prevented it from getting MS-63 or choice uncirculated designation. PCGS' estimated value is $4250 so this is a case where the extrapolated Red Book price I derived and PCGS price are very close. It appears that erwindoc did indeed get a lot of coin for his money.

    "Two things are infinite: human stupidity and the universe; and I'm not sure about the universe."
    -Albert Einstein-

    Mistakes are natural. But repeated mistakes without reflection are something else. That may be the “stupidity” he was referring to. In research, he admitted uncertainty openly. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” This shows humility. Even a Nobel laureate accepted doubt. That humility makes the quote less cynical and more observational.

  • jesbroken
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    Great addition, Doc. A beauty. Worth the wait.
    Jim


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  • SanctionII
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    Gorgeous coin. Congratulations on your purchase.

  • erwindoc
    erwindoc Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @mr1931S said:

    @RedRocket said:
    I don't have one in front of me. . . anyone have the value of the OP's coin in the 2027 Red Book?

    About $2950 + (0.5) * (6000-2950) = $4475 for MS 62 or select uncirculated. This piece has a short scratch on the left rear leg along with a tiny mark on the Indian's cheek that could have prevented it from getting MS-63 or choice uncirculated designation. PCGS' estimated value is $4250 so this is a case where the extrapolated Red Book price I derived and PCGS price are very close. It appears that erwindoc did indeed get a lot of coin for his money.

    I thought with the combination of the strike and surfaces, it was very nice for the MS62 grade. I would have loved to have a MS64 or better but the prices go way up and I still have kids to help put through college!

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