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Originally Posted by yorkiedad5  thanks vess, i just ordered a hole roll of buffalos off the internet. They are supposed to be bank sealed on both ends. I will let you know what i get. hopefully one of those 1914s or 1918s would be nice. wish me luck--BILL |
Well, good luck. I purchased 3 supposedly original rolls off ebay and they were mostly 36s and 37s with some really bad ones thrown in. In hindsight, I should have just bought a semi-key that I knew what I was getting and been done with it. No dates are frustrating too.
A decent 1914 anything (buffalo), is pretty hard to find. I've looked at so many sad ones on ebay. There just aren't many average, good looking ones at a reasonable price, to be found.
I ended up purchasing one that was the best I found and the seller sent me a different one than was pictured, that had a scratch on the cheek that had obviously been filled. I returned it for a refund. Seller claimed it was an honest mistake. So I still don't own one.
On the bright side, it is cool to have a few rolls of them to look at, handle and study. I've found in comparison to other coins, the diameter tolerances on them are incredibly close. Most are within 0.01 mm of each other.
If you're looking at putting together a set, it's neat to go through all the duplicates and pick out the nicest one. You can always re-sell a roll for something else. I decided to just keep mine because I don't have many old coins I actually get to touch and hold, out of plastic, without caring.
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