Hey gang, this is a buffalo nickel that has been in my family since my mommy was a little girl.
She went down to the corner store, when she was a little girl, and got this in change, she got so excited, and kept it in a velvet bag for years, until momma met papa, and papa's dad happened to be a coin collector. My grandpa said he would catalogue the coin into a collection he was giving to my dad later that year. Well my mom never knew it, but the coin was in my possession, and she was so pleased to find out that grandpa had done what he said he would (Yes folks, this is the same grandpa who had $300,000 worth of coins, just to be sold by the evil 2nd Wife, after he died)
So, this coin hasn't been dipped completely, I believe it to be dipped but there is an area, particularly the right half of the buffalo, the horn to the neck, the left leg of the buffalo, and the area of the indian's forehead, are oringal surfaces and dark, but it only shows up when you look at the coin, while it is tilted downwards, and you really can't see it anywhere else.
So cutting to the chase, what would this grade, I had it put as AU, as did my grandpa, but I'm second guessing myself on that, and I am just wondering what y'all think. EF40, AU53, AU55?
Thanks
All the same coins, just different angles and lighting.
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