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Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
above is the reverse of the ICG slab for coin number two (note biggie carbon spot above the V in FIVE of the denomination) Above is the obverse of the ICG slab for coin number two (for 1913 type 1 ICG has slabbed 1053 coins in mint state and 17 coins in proof0 Coin number one is on the way to ICG now You can tell this is… -
Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
Here is the results from ICG which I just got for the first coin. ICG Coin Number Year Denomination Prefix Suffix Variety Grade 669764-01-01 1913 5C PR Type 1,Matte 66 will be posting pics of slab -
Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
Sorry to have been away for so long. This turned out to be a little more complicated. I got a second identical 1913 type 1 buffalo nickel from the same seller which was loudly claimed to be UNCIRCULATED by the seller and it is an identical twin to the first one that we were talking about here. These two coins both have the… -
Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
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Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
Is that a carbon speck on the reverse rim (1:00)? If so, the grade might be altered a bit downward, otherwise it shows MS66 characteristics. -
Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
Thanks much to all who participated in this thread. Got the coin on Friday and compared it to Bill Jones picture of his ngc proof-66 type 1 buffalo nickel and the coin i got looks identical to his, same sharp rims with no beveling, same sharp details all over. So it will go to be slabinated tomorrow. When i get it back i… -
Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
I think that ICG probably does about as good as CACG in determining whether or not a coin is a proof or a business strike. And I was quite pleased with the pr-64 grade that the second coin got. So it turned out to be a good choice. ICG has been around since 1998 -
Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
i would call it both a lucky pick and a cherry pick for sure those 1883 no cents nickels are really nice too. -
Re: Grade this 1913 type 1 buffalo from the pictures
Nice Cherrypicks! I once received a 1883 NC Liberty Nickel from an ebay seller who listed it as MS. Based on the pictures, I thought it was just a nice, well-struck MS. When I received it, it was in a coin envelope with the word "proof" in pencil - it graded PR64 - not really a "cherrypick", more like a "luckypick".
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