I sure do love Buffaloes

gyocomgd · September 18, 2005 8:05AM

I think they're fabulous and I'm gonna collect as many as I can.

JoeTheCoinMan · September 18, 2005 8:06AM

I am sure that is a fake.

Purple73 · September 18, 2005 8:08AM

<< <i>I am sure that is a fake. >>

Please Expand on that reply. thank you.

PURPLE!

DNADave · September 18, 2005 8:11AM

I have out the handy-dandy PCGS guide and I can't tell.

JoeTheCoinMan · September 18, 2005 8:11AM

<< Please Expand on that reply. thank you. >>

The mintmark is not triangular in the middle.

Purple73 · September 18, 2005 8:13AM

<< <i>I have out the handy-dandy PCGS guide and I can't tell.

>>

The PCGS guide sux.......I have it right here and the images they have for the 16-D suck.

PURPLE!

JoeTheCoinMan · September 18, 2005 8:14AM

Also the top serif of the D is pointed and not square.

UncleJoe · September 18, 2005 8:16AM

Agreed, fake. Mintmark does not look right IMO.

Joe.

Purple73 · September 18, 2005 8:16AM

Thanks coinman.

PURPLE!

gyocomgd · September 18, 2005 8:20AM

Keep in mind the way this coin may have worn....

LindeDad · September 18, 2005 8:24AM

You might want to compare it to this one. Have to link to PCGS registery as the picture is too big to post here.
1916-D F-15
Too me the one you showed has too much detail in the D for it to be real. The pictures of the ones I have seem have allways looked like globs on the real ones.

JoeTheCoinMan · September 18, 2005 8:24AM

<< <i>Keep in mind the way this coin may have worn....

>>

No offense, but I don't think that is the case on this one.

ER · September 18, 2005 8:43AM

Super Glue

fcloud · September 18, 2005 9:02AM

Here is an image of die number three. There were four dies used on the 1916-D and the one you show looks like it could be die three. But just because it looks right doesn't mean it is not a fake.

fcloud · September 18, 2005 9:10AM

here is an image of my AU50. I don't have a close up of the MM, but you can see it is different than the F15 shown.

gyocomgd · September 18, 2005 9:15AM

Something stinks, and it is this coin. Mea culpa: I bought it last fall on impulse from one of our favorite people, the Savannah Scammer. I saw thousands of transactions, a high feedback rating, and thought I was sneaking in under the radar. PCGS couldn't bag it fast enough. A hard lesson learned!
To those who spotted it right away, your knowledge Looks all good to me!

lloydmincy · September 18, 2005 9:42AM

Never EVER buy a key date unless it is slabbed. EVER.

gyocomgd · September 18, 2005 1:07PM

<< <i>Never EVER buy a key date unless it is slabbed. EVER. >>

I won't. Please forgive me.

clw54 · September 18, 2005 1:12PM

Without looking at previous answers, I'd say fake.

zkcoins · September 18, 2005 3:50PM

I looked at the answers already.... but my initial respomse by examination was that is looked really odd. The coin around it is more worn than the mintmark, specifically the E in "one" and everything right of the MM.

Zach

ElKevvo · September 19, 2005 3:02AM

So looking at the original photo and the die number 3 photo, the mintmark on the bad coin is too high when compared to the leaves (should be more towards the bottom I guess), the center of the MM is not triangular, and the serifs on the D are not correct. Are the serifs on the other 3 dies similar to die #3?

Just curious if anyone has any more info on spotting bad 16-D's in case I ever get one in change!

k

gyocomgd · September 19, 2005 4:35AM

Get one in change?

I sure do love Buffaloes

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