Picked up a pair of 1913 Type 1 and 2 Buffalo's at the local show today...

Just finished a rough 4 days of shooting a State High School Basketball Championship where I put in 51 hours of kneeling under a basketball hoop to take photos of the tournament.. My reward was a Sunday only coin show that hits here locally every few months. This show always seems to have a few coins that just have to come home with me. Today it was a 1913 Type 1 and Type 2 Buffalo Nickel pair. The Type 2 is my favorite as I'm a sucker for color, but the Type 1 was no slouch either. Both are raw. The Type 2 has something near the eye on the obverse that I didn't notice at the show, it's typically pretty dimly lit. But I'm happy with them.

The Type 1



The Type 2

 

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Very nice. I love the type 1 Buffalo nickels because of the textured reverse, but that T2 is gorgeous, too. I don't think the dark spot near the eye is distracting at all, and I love the color.

 

Just like professional athletes, he had to smear some charcoal around his eyes to cut the glare from that hot toning...

 

Nice ones and found at the same show! You going to send them in for grading?

 

Thanks guys.

@Santinidollar not sure if I'm going to spend the $20.00 or so each on them on not. I'm not great at grading Buffalo's so I guess it depends on where the Buffalo experts thing they might grade at. The Type 1 I'm picked up for $50.00 so unless it would grade at MS-65 then it wouldn't be worthwhile. The Type 2 I'm picked up for $85.00 and again MS-64 would be a wash and MS-65 would be worthwhile. I just don't think they would make those grades. But again, I'm not very good at grading Buffalo's, I just bought what I liked.

 

I'm no expert on Buffaloes for sure. I have a grand total of one in my collection and I bought that one because I loved the toning.

 

This is the closest coin I've ever come across that would be a nearly dead ringer for pro athlete eye black, the 1919 DDO that I picked last year.

 

There is something about a beautifully toned Buffalo Nickel that is hard to turn away from. The Type 2 is just stunning in hand with the iridescent rainbow.

 

wonderful cherrypick!

 

Thanks, it was the coin that sold on Great Collections.
http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/326866/1919-Mercury-Dime-DDO-FS-101-PCGS-XF-40

 

Pretty coins.

 

jtlee,

You know that 1919 merc is a DDO don't you! Nobody else mentioned it yet. Check out the IGWT.

 

I'm quite aware of it. I sold it to Leo Frese in an ANACS EF-40 holder. It was then crossed over to PCGS and then sold on Great Collections. The link to the auction was in post #10.

 

oops, sorry I missed that

 

No worries..