Is this a 3.5 leg Buff?

it's not attributed but it sure looks like a 3.5 leg buff...

 

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I'll answer my own question...The obverse does not seem to match in any way the two examples on heritage so I guiess the answer is no... but it sure looks it.

 

Wouldn't know a 3 and 1/2 legger if I saw one but that is a nice looking Buff.

& Why the devil is that 4th of July banner still up?

 

I would say no also, as enough of the leg is visible even though it is rather weak.
Welcome to the forum!

Jim

 

Halloween is on its way!

 

So shouldn't it be readin' "Happy All Hallows"?

 

Actually it should be reading "Happy 17th of September"

 

Hank Williams Birthday......

 

Green...??? ADHD much?

 

Aw heck Henry. I'm way too old for that........

 

And I do believe we've totally hijacked Brother's thread.....

 

Yes... I believe we have...Should we create a new forum listed.... "For all the coin collectors who either have ADHD or who are just very easily distracted and noticed it is September 17, 2011 and the banner still says happy 4th of july"...just to see if anyone takes the time to read the whole subject line and reply. :devil:

 

You left out Hank......

 

WHOOPS!!! Poor Hank Williams, I hope he doesn't somehow regain feelings and become mad at the entire forum and curse it with crashes and failures!!

 

I would love to see the front of that buffalo..

 

Looks like a 1913 Type I to me

 

True and a quite nice one from the reverse at that~~

 

This is about the best I could do... tweaking the pic to see things better.

I see a few things that match the die marks of one of the pics on Heritage but not the other. I'm not real good at these things. Could it be an early die state?

The obverse doesn't show the doubling. Any other die markers?

I have a hard time thinking a major TPG would just grade it without stopping the presses with something so obvious.

 

Yes, but then it probably wouldn't be a variety as the missing whole or partial legs were usually a combination of polishing and sometimes less pressure to save the remaining dies. So even if it matches the obverse markers, it is just a regular coin unless the reverse has a partial leg.

Jim

 

Any other opinions? I keep seeing things comparing known 3.5 legged Buffs for this date, but cannot tell if they are die markers or just standard design features.

Definatly a weak leg, but there is definate leg characteristics in the back part of the front leg.