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egad, sermonette time!

 

The "3-legged" buffalo nickel is the second biggest scam in coin collecting. It's a $2 variety that people pay $2,000 for. There are numerous minor "varieties" caused by overzealous mint employees on coins from other dates that are worth $1 over face, just as this ridiculous coin should. It's a nice one, though, but not as nice as was paid, in my opinion.

 

1. I've had my 3-leg for quite a few years, but it's nowhere as nice as you're showing here.
Mine's a VF-30. Plenty good enough for me.

2. Even compared to other people, Christmas is more special to me.
It's my birthday.
Mom said I made her miss a Christmas dinner

3. As for Christmas gifts with a numismatic flavor, the best I can expect is some literature, mostly because that's all I asked for.

 

Nice coin! What a wonderful variety piece to add to a collection; CONGRATS!!!

-LTB

 

Folks, what kind of lighting do you all think Heritage was using when they took those original pics?? Man, do they do this coin a VERY good service..

 

That's completely your opinion and I do not agree one iota with it.

The 3 legs are a semi-modern piece of American History when it comes to errors.. It's a nifty thing to have and a very nifty thing to go out and find..

Those are my opinions..

 

Yes. Although your coin is nice, I really don't see too much luster in your photo.

 

Trust me, it's a Very lustrous example in person, but do to my unevolved photo taking skills, I did this coin absolutely no justice with its natural tone and color either.. However, what we might be able to agree on is the fact that it does not look like its original Heritage auction photo at all.

 

I think with your photos it shows this coin, for what it really is.
In that photo from Heritage, it looked like gem! Here I can see why it got an AU58, certainly not one of the best in heritage history, like you claimed in an earlier thread. (Although I don't know why I even trusted Heritage's photos anyway, they are, to say the least, unreliable)
AND, You still have yet to answer what makes this coin a one of a kind, which you also stated in an earlier thread.

 

It's your right to collect what you like, and the example you've chosen is very nice, but if you consider what I've written for a moment and do a little research, you'll likely discover that my points are valid. There are literally thousands of other instances of mint workers buffing away a design element. Most are very minor, but there are numerous examples that are just as "dramatic" as the 3-legger, yet sell for a fraction of the price. This variety is so valued simply because of hype. Again, collect what you like. I'm not asking you to agree with me, and I'm not slandering your coin (which is admittedly very nice).

 

I happen to agree with TheBigH on this one. Do explain how this is a piece of American history...

Be honest with yourself, you only wanted a 3-legger because its an expensive, popular variety. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

 

That's another point I wanted to make. The 3-legger is a part of history, but no more so than a regular buffalo nickel of the same date. If you really want a true piece of American history, take the same amount of money and go buy a nice 1790s large cent. Now that's history! Again, just an opinion.

 

Hi, look we take sides here and split apart agreeing with it or not, but the American Bison nickel is undoubtedly a piece of American history because whenever I ask the modern American collector what his favorite error piece is online or at shows, usually he or she says the 3 Legged Buffalo. Yes this is absolutely due to hype.. But so what? It's hype that left an impression on many collector's minds and it just isn't a typical "error" in the eyes of the many I've asked!

It's just a coin, but a coin that drew a lot of hype back when the error was discovered by the public.

That to me is enough to warrant it a classic piece of modern American history in coin collecting..

 

Can you fill me in more on the original hype? I haven't read much about it.

 

Wasn't that one of the many varities discovered in the 50's and 60's... I can't recall...

 

Didn't I just? Maybe I'm a bit put off by when you say, "Fill you in more on the original hype"? What original hype are you speaking of? I was around back then to know how the hype felt and looked but I surely know by speaking to others and reading articles(Wikipedia too) on it!

I basically came to the conclusion after asking my dealer friends, collector friends, and people at shows(dealers there included!)

 

I believe he was asking how this variety came to be well known initially. As for the answer, I think umn has it right.

 

Oh, if that's the case, then yeah, I'm not 100% sure who was the breaker of news on the 3 leg buffalo existing.. Would make some interesting discussion to find out maybe from a senior member who was alive at that time..

 

Sure it's hype and it started years and years ago. It made it in the Red Book and became a really cool part of US coin history. I would love to own one as nice as this.