GTG: 1938-D Buffalo Nickel (NGC)

In order to get a really photo, you'd have to crack it out of the holder, which I know isn't going to happen. LOL
The Buffalo nickel for the years 1937 to 1938 were hoarded and there are tons of them in MS quality on the market. From your photos, I'd guess MS66 but the TPG seem to be harder on Buffalos as they are difficult to grade. There are two possible mint mark errors, but it is pretty hard to tell about yours.

 

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MS66

 

Yeah I hate those scratches myself.

Honestly though I can’t see them with my naked eye they just become really noticeable under lighting when I zoom in on my phone.

Sadly it’s not worth enough to send in for a re-holder service.

 

I wish I could crack it out of the holder but then the small value it does have would be decreased since raw coins are more subjective (as seen by all the guesses on here from AU58 to MS67).

I like the slab because then I can just go by that if I ever need to sell it in the future like if I get a better one.

I would send it in for a reholder but it’s not worth the cost for this coin.

 

I guess my biggest issue is lighting.

I don’t really have any lights aside from the lamp by my bed and the light in my room.

Maybe I need to buy one on Amazon.

 

@Randy Abercrombie swears by some product for removing scratches from slabs. I can't remember what it is, but maybe he'll come along and tell us.

Oh, and I'll guess 65.

 

Eh I don’t really think scratches can be removed since they are damage to the slab. It’s not like having a mark on it that can be cleaned.

Even if there was..this coin isn’t even reaworth buying a product to fix the slab. It’s only like a $40 coin.

 

Yes I do.... Turtle Wax lens polish.

 

Does that actually fix the scratches or just hide them?

 

Fixes them. A small dab of polish and elbow grease. Don’t let the stuff get on the TPG hologram because it will remove that too.

 

Hmm well that’s good to know!

I don’t think it would be worth it though to buy a product like that for a $40 coin.

It’s probably like $10 or more just for the stuff alone & I don’t think it’s worth paying that for a cheaper end coin.

If it was the slab of one of my more expensive coins like my 1799 Draped Bust Dollar I would do it for sure.

 

I polish all my slabs. It is especially effective in removing dealer sticker goo and the bottle I purchased I am sure will last me a lifetime.

 

Do you happen to know if both PCGS & NGC holders are equally easy to scratch?

Or does maybe one TPG provide less scratchable holders than the other?

I think they should use a material that is hard to scratch. Or at least not so easy.

Especially since a lot of people (like myself) stack slabs so they can end up scratching each other.

Normally I stack NGC holders separately than PCGS holders though.

I don’t have any ANACS or ICG holders or anything like that though. Just PCGS & NGC.

 

I don’t know that either of them are any easier to scratch. It just plastic after all. Heck if they could make plastic that won’t scratch I would buy it for my eye glasses!

 

I'm sure they could make something that doesn't scratch as easily.

But it might not be great for glasses.

For example Plexi-Glass is very difficult to scratch but glasses with Plexi-Glass lenses would be awful. But they'd definitely be tough to break or scratch lol!