The Kim Kardashian of Coins

Everybody is familiar with Kim but the question is: What has she done to obtain such popularity?

My first recollection of this popular lady was in a story about how she and Paris Hilton were friends. Now Paris, being the heiress of a multimillion dollar Hotel Chain certainly deserves her recognition. But Kardashian? Before her popularity began, she was the daughter of an attorney and nothing more.

Back to coins.

In a recent thread on CU, a fellow poster was posting about his 1916 3 Leg Buffalo Nickel which got me to think. What is so freaking unusual about a 3 leg Buffalo Nickel that it can command such a premium in the market place? PCGS alone has better than 7,000 of these coins in its population Report yet an MS63 example can still command better than 5 grand! What the heck?

It's a die abraded coin. Nothing really unusual about this since many coins have die abrasion which cause missing elements.

It's a relatively high population coin that can be found relatively easy at any coin show.

So what's up with it? Is it the ultimate Kim Kardashian of Koins?

Can you think of any other coins that have high populations, and are readily available yet are inexplicably popular and expensive amongst the masses as to qualify as a Kim Kardashian of Koinz?

 

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The Kim Kardashian of Koins, oh no more coin porn talk. j/k Very good question, I don't have a 3 legger but the reason is b/c of the price, it's crazy!!

 

No kidding! Every KK news story I see makes me feel like puking but............popularity generates big money!

Believe it or not, there was a time when the 3 Leg Buffalo, like KK, didn't have a big price tag associated with it.

 

I thought you wanted us to post a coin with a Big Butt!

 

She's all about her tail. Of course, all coins have tails too, including most Buffaloes

 

1909 s vdb over 15,000 in mint state PCGS alone. not truly rare.....

 

I hate KK. she would be nothing without her fathers money. she's so fat.

 

I was going to mention the gold Kennedy, but then I realized that coin has a higher melt value than Kim Kardashian.

This guy calculated the value of all the elements in an average human body and came up with $160, so yeah - let's melt her down and buy something worthwhile.

 

Selling her for parts is way more profitable

 

I thought of that, but it sounds messy.

 

How can you sell something that's already sold out!

 

Boooo.... I was expecting coins with big bootys on them...Click bait

 

Yep click baited.

 

You know, I gave this one some thought but its price pales in comparison to the 3 Leg with the exception of the top pop MS67RD.

 

No way. KK made the big butt popular but then, I'm not a fan of big butts and I'm not really a KK fan. I like my favorites to have "something" along the lines of talent.

 

She's famous for being famous...only in America! I'm not a fan either. I was having some fun.

 

Let's keep it about coins, people, haha!

 

There is that big of a market for used silicone?

 

I like big butts I cannot lie. I do like a big booty but I absolutely cannot stand Kim or any of the rest of the kardashians. Just a bunch of talentless publicity whores! As far as coins that are like this the aforementioned 09 s vdb is a good example. As are almost all modern issues. I can make a case for an awful lot of morgans too. Their common as dirt but their wicked popular

 

1995 W ASE........over 40,000 minted, and by no means rare, yet still (I feel) exceedingly expensive.