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Buffalos PROOFS OR MINT.
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what is most sought after, and why?
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Our virtues, and our failings are inseparable, like force, and matter. When they separate, man is no more.
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I have found power in the mysteries of thought.
It is always a question of knowing and seeing, and not that of believing.
Our virtues, and our failings are inseparable, like force, and matter. When they separate, man is no more.
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<< <i>As commoncents05 already mentioned, business strikes are in far far greater demand than proofs. So much so, that the prices brought for proofs seem surprisingly high despite their rarity. >>
If business strikes are in far greater demand why would the proofs be surprisingly high?
<< <i>As commoncents05 already mentioned, business strikes are in far far greater demand than proofs. So much so, that the prices brought for proofs seem surprisingly high despite their rarity. >>
I suspect that is likely since the Mint State coins were the ones that circulated and therfore Uncirculated examples would be much harder to to come across than the Proofs struck specifically for collectors. In the case of NCLT the opposite is true.
I was considering putting a proof set together in PR66 to PR68, would you consider this task to be very difficult?
Is there only 8 coins in the PR set?
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<< <i>Compared to building a mint state set, the proof Buffalo nickel set is a walk in the park. Many collectors strive to obtain only the highest graded specimens, as the complete set is comprised of only eight coins. Even so, we are dealing with low mintage coins, and that means there's a challenge in the air for even the most well-heeled collector. Mintages range from 600 for the key 1916 to 5,769 for the final issued of 1937. >>
The set is composed of eight coins:
1913 Type 1
1913 Type 2
1914
1915
1916
1936 Satin
1936 Brilliant
1937
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I bet a lot of the pcgs ms67 buffs are getting cracked out for a professional resubmission by the crossover experts, considering t he price of the lone ms68.
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Its a bonus coin
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most collectors in their very heart n soul foresaw completing a book to be an accomplishment so from roots to final maturing...filling books dominate
like lincolns never had slots for matte proofs...nor do they for matte proof buffaloes
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<< <i>As commoncents05 already mentioned, business strikes are in far far greater demand than proofs. So much so, that the prices brought for proofs seem surprisingly high despite their rarity. >>
If business strikes are in far greater demand why would the proofs be surprisingly high? >>
That's the point I was making. Proofs are not popular relative to business strikes and yet the prices paid for proofs seem higher than I would expect. I realize the mintage totals on proofs are tiny, but $2,000 or $3,000 for many of these proofs in typical collector condition surprises me.
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I would think a complete set of MP Buffs in PR64-PR66 is doable without too much difficulty, with the 1916 being the most difficult to find. It is the lower (PR60-PR63) and higher (PR67+) grade ranges that would be tough to do.