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Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Rodebaugh » Mon Nov 22, 2010 2:07 pm

A little fun for my Buff herders.

So here it is: A PCGS graded Nickel that was once in the Rodebaugh collection....tell me what it is and grade it....first guess counts only.....Grand Prize wins the satisfaction knowing that you could sub at PCGS on the weekends. The dark scratches are holder scratches. Coin has no problems.

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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Corsair » Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:55 pm

"Coin has no problems."

Easy. MS 70.

Just kidding. I won't embarrass myself publicly with a guess, but that is one dandy Buffalo.
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby abe » Mon Nov 22, 2010 4:08 pm

Unfortunately to me its just another 37-D in Fine or so condition. But to millions of other collectors its a must have, and it wouldn't surprize me if PCGS gave it a VF-25 or 30.
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby bman » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:34 pm

I'm not that into this series so this is just a guess...VF30 3-legged variety.
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby dakota1955 » Mon Nov 22, 2010 5:58 pm

ef 40 three legged
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Country » Mon Nov 22, 2010 6:27 pm

I'm gonna say VF-20. You really need the tip of the horn to get to VF, but this is a 3-legged variety with some strike weakness.
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Rodebaugh » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:20 pm

Doing good guys :P ....but nobody has it yet.

So keep at it. ....those PCGS scouts are watching.

Answer will come tomorrow first thing in the morning when I get to the office....unless somebody gets it right before ;)
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby bman » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:26 pm

did you hobo-carve that 4th leg off????
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Rodebaugh » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:29 pm

bman wrote:did you hobo-carve that 4th leg off????


:lol: I'm not even close to being that good.....but if I was.....there would be 1 legged Buffs poping up on eBay.
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby uthminsta » Mon Nov 22, 2010 9:41 pm

f15
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Rodebaugh » Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:44 am

Answer:

I had forgot it is a vf30 (thought it was a 35 :lol: ). So...........Bman.......GOT IT!!!!!!

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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Country » Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:29 am

Over-graded a tiny bit.... :lol:
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Rodebaugh » Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:43 am

Country wrote:Over-graded a tiny bit.... :lol:



I think you called it perfectly for a standard 37-D.....Like you said the 3 legged often has a strike weakness that I feel the graders accounted for.

I’ll give you some points for your guess. ;)
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby bman » Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:36 pm

so when do I start my new job at PCGS? :lol:
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby Rodebaugh » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:06 pm

bman wrote:so when do I start my new job at PCGS? :lol:



Right away.....I set up a contest with a real prize.....go show them your skills ;)
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Re: Grade This Nickel....test your skills

Postby uthminsta » Tue Nov 23, 2010 7:07 pm

oh you mean the 3leg wasn't the prize? haha
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