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russ's Question about the 1936 proof Buffalo featured in the PCGS grading guide
<< <i>Hi David, On page C-21 there is a beautifully toned 1936 proof Buffalo nickel described as "this coin has it all". As an aside, I saw this coin featured on the dealer ID tags at a show I attended. Anyway, I digress. There is some speculation that this nickel was doctored by the fellow out of IL that you had mentioned… -
Re: russ's Question about the 1936 proof Buffalo featured in the PCGS grading guide
Interesting; I'm going to have another look at my copy of the book tonight. Fortunately, the coins I tend to favor are rarely of such a rareified grade or an intense coloration that they tend towards a "doctor" having taken a stab at them. Not that you don't need to be careful no matter what, nowadays. -
Re: russ's Question about the 1936 proof Buffalo featured in the PCGS grading guide
I'm not big on the colorful Proof buffalo nickels. I've owned a couple of pure white ones in PCGS PR-67, and I thought they were awesome. There are two problems with AT pieces. First, you feel that have been had because the toning is fake. Second, the chemicals might continue to work on the piece and ruin it. Either way AT… -
Re: russ's Question about the 1936 proof Buffalo featured in the PCGS grading guide
billjones, i was told that cyanide gas at a specific temp. & concentration is used to tone buff's the way the 1 is in the book. outside the specific temp., etc, the cyanide is non-reactive, so the coin's tone would be stable definitely not condoning the practice, but if the market demands a-t coins w/ stable toning, supply…
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