I have been slowly building my buffalo nickel collection for a while now but only recently got interested in this particular variety. Why is it so rare? I have heard of the '37 D 3 legged, the '18/7 D, the '16 DDO and the '14/3 varieties, but not really anything about the 1936. I bought about 6,000 buffalo nickels a few years ago, looked through them, and sold the majority. I found a 1935 DDR, but I did not know to look for the 1936 3 1/2 legged. With all the information freely available, that is my mistake. However, how is it worth so much if it doesn't appear to be that popular? Or maybe I am missing something. Do any of you have one? Did you find it? Do you look for them? The reason why I am interested in this is because I recently bought a Buffalo collection that has one in it. I have not received it yet, but have been looking more into it. Here is the coin:
It’s just from polishing the die. Not as famous as the 37-D 3 leg because part of the leg is still present, just faint.
The 3 1/2 legs is a much rarer coin than the 3 legs. It's an enthusiast's coin. The last one to hit auction was an XF40 for 3850. The hype isn't there because very few folks will ever have one in their collection. PCGS says they have certified 134 of them but how many of those are regrades?
The variety is rare, I know dealers and collectors alike that look for them constantly. Any Buffalo enthusiast knows the variety exists.
Well, I suppose I am behind the times on this one! I hate to think I possibly passed them up until this point, but I learned something new. Thanks! I am still curious who on this forum has one and how they obtained it?
Four legs, three legs, three and a half legs, no legs............doesn't matter, I love me a Tatanka! I do have a 3-legger, but not a 3-1/2.
