What is this 1920 Buffalo Nickel worth???

I used my microscope! I forgot it could come out of its holder!

 

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this is a 2005 penny that I found on the ground at a store! its uncirculated!

 

My Red book is old but a good 1920-D is worth $12. I don't know the grade.
It isn't in XF grade. I don't know if it isn't good.

 

Now we need to show him how to crop and I don't mean field cropping either.

 

A 1920 Buffalo like this is something I'd sell for 50 cents, its condition is about a VG-10.

 

Did you end up selling the Buffalo Nickel? If you tried to sell it to a dealer, then I think you'd get hosed on it (probably $5-$7, if you got bids at all). They will look at the rim merging, especially around the mint mark and just automatically treat it like a G-4.

When looking past the rim merging, the coin definitely has details that justify a Fine grade. With that in mind and based on the recent pricing I see on eBay, a 1920-D in the condition those images show could fetch something in the $15 to $25 range depending on who is selling it (as in, do you have any prior sales or reviews that would establish trust). Why not higher, if the retail price of a Fine 1920-D Buffalo Nickel is $65-$90?

From what I've experienced selling online, ungraded, low-grade coins need to be discounted way below the "retail" / Redbook / PCGS prices. I've generally discounted my ungraded/low-grade coins 40-50% below retail and they tend to sell quickly.

If I were selling it, I'd list it for $24.95, leave up the Make Offer functionality and be willing to accept down to $18. If I had no bites, I'd slowly lower the listing price to $19.99 over a period of two weeks. and drop my lowest acceptable offer to $15.

Most importantly, I would not do an auction for it. The low-grade Buffalo Nickel auctions perform really poorly of late. Also, your title needs to hit all the important key words and there would need to be a short but powerful description justifying the price.

In case you want to roll the dice and try to list it higher, I uploaded a detailed analysis report of the coin that might help you sell it for more (could help you with your description).

Best of luck!