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Buffalo experts: Is this 1919-D a 2-Feather?
cmerlo1
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I bought this 1919-D at the last show I went to...I submitted it to ANACS as a 2-Feather, but it just came back as VG-8, no variety. There was a note from the grader that the feather was there. There is a very tiny amount of the feather visible near the second feather. I did read in Ron Pope's book that there is a '19-D 2-Feather...this coin also has a slightly rotated reverse, which I'm not sure is a diagnostic. Any help would be appreciated...I'm planning on putting this up on eBay, and I don't want to sell it as a 2-Feather if it isn't.
Thanks for your help!
--Christian
Thanks for your help!
--Christian
You Suck! Awarded 6/2008- 1901-O Micro O Morgan, 8/2008- 1878 VAM-123 Morgan, 9/2022 1888-O VAM-1B3 H8 Morgan | Senior Regional Representative- ANACS Coin Grading. Posted opinions on coins are my own, and are not an official ANACS opinion.
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Another opinion that I have is that many 2.5 feather varieties should be labeled 2 feathers.
<< <i>It is at least a 2.5 feather although I suspect many 2 feather Buffalo's are really just circulated 2.5 feather varieties. >>
Yours is a 2HF. As you can see in the book, there is a true 2F variety for the 1919-D.
Sometimes dirt will obscure the small remnant of a partial feather, making it appear to be a 2F. Also, in a few cases, a die clash in that area from the the field around Bison's head or neck will make it appear that there is a partial feather present when, in fact, it may be a true 2F variety.
I've seen ANACS slab many so-called 2 feather coins as such when they have a substantial remnant of that third feather showing. (a 1927-S "2 Feather" in Teletrade some months ago is a good example.) They are very inconsistent with this stuff.