"Non Full horn" Mint State Buffalo nickels
Newcomp103
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In the Lange and Bowers books, they make reference to the grading changes with regard to the amount of horn that is visible. I am not old enough to remember a time when the coin was required to have a full horn to even be considered Fine, but both authors point out that some MS dates that are notorious for poor strikes do not have a full horn even in MS!....so...if you have any, please post pics of MS Buffalos that do NOT have a full horn! Unfortunately, I don't have any to show. Thanks!
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For the experts out there: When a Buff's horn in MS is not fully struck, what is the maximum grade it can receive. Is MS62/63 about it?
What about the hair detail on the OBV of certain issues? I've seen some MS65 Buffs that the Indian's hair and cheek detail is non-exsitant
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This has been my experience.
Garrow
<< <i>For the experts out there: When a buff's horn in MS is not fully struck, what is the maximum grade it can receive. Is MS62/63 about it?
What about the hair detail on the OBV of certain issues? I've seen some MS65 buffs that the Indian's hair and cheek detail is non-exsitant >>
Without a full horn, Buffalo's shouldn't grade higher than MS62, but I see TPG's grade these MS63 all the time.
Hair detail is far less important than it probably should be in high grades. If you do auction archive searches for 1930-S and 1936-D Buffalo nickels, even the MS66's will be missing much detail.
Below is a 1926-D reverse graded PCGS MS63. Take a look at the horn if you can find it.
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Did you mean to say 1926-D and NOT 1936-D in your post. You are very knowledgeable about buffalos, but 1936-Ds usually come well-struck IMHO. Now 19-Ss, 25-Ss, and 26-Ds are another story.
Garrow
<< <i>Shamika,
Did you mean to say 1926-D and NOT 1936-D in your post. You are very knowledgeable about buffalos, but 1936-Ds usually come well-struck IMHO. Now 19-Ss, 25-Ss, and 26-Ds are another story. >>
Garrow - Yes, I did mean to say 1936-D. My comment was that in MS66 this date is often missing quite a bit of hair detail. The Buffalo is rarely fully struck even in this lofty grade.