Hello, So I have the bug to submit coins for my first gradings. I am really trying to find candidates in the more common dates. I am terrible at grading (at least thats what the local coin shop said when he saw my book with my grades written on the flips) lol. So, I am struggling to find some that might actually get a high grade. Because of the five coin minimum for submission, I am hoping that the graded values would be higher than the cost of grading! Lets hear some opinions on these: Also, what do you think of the pics? Been practicing on pictures also.
I wish i knew more about this series to help, but those nickels look sharp and problem free. Your photography skills are good as well. Just need to work on the lighting a bit.
Yeah its strange how the obverses have different color than the reverses. They look the same in person, more brilliant like the reverses. I may have to actually buy a decent camera. This is just a 5 mega pixel. My droid phone takes the same quality pictures.
The middle specimen in the order which they appear. The horn and tail on the reverse seems the most intact, as well as the motto/legend and other devices. Perhaps the last specimen in the order which they appear has a stronger obverse strike...?? Only my 2 cents. I'm not especially into Buffalo nickels.
All of them have this weird looking little black spots all spread out thru the whole coin. I think it's more prevalent on the Obv then the Rev but I see them on both. Do you know what that is? And is it really on the coins?
You know after thinking about it, it came to me that all 3 of these have the spots. Do/did you keep your collection in PVC flips for awhile? Or did you get all 3 of these from the same seller?
These were in my dads coins he gave me. They were not in containers when I received them. They were in a tube. Did old plastic tubes have PVC? I can say for sure they were in the same tube for at least the last 30 years. I was just guessing about the spots. What do u think? What else could it be?
specs Funny thing, I have a high grade 1915-S nickel with numerous black specs on both sides. Because the former owner bought it as a MS-65 I sent it out to ANACS. That's where it is right now, out for grading. One dealer said the coin was "pitted". Another called them "fly specs". A quick acetone bath didn't remove the spots. I am thinking it may be something intrinsic to the 1915 date when I saw yours. Could it possibly be a planchet flaw or poor storage conditions at the mint in 1915? Or is it purely coincidence that mine is also a 1915?
Looking again I see you are correct. Not the first time I have mistaken that 3 for a five. As far as the mound, well that's lack of attention to detail.
The hard plastic injection molded tubes should not contain the plasticizers that create PVC. The mfg's want the reverse, a rigid construction for the tubes and not a flexible plastic. If the cap was injection molded with threads, that too would contain little to no PVC. If it is a snap-on type lid that is soft...oh oh. If the Buffalo nickel's were improperly stored, say high humidity, cold then hot (visa verse) it is very possible environmental damage is/was occurring, especially if the coins were handled previous to the storage. A simple sneeze while your coins are laid out is all it takes. Good Luck
I think the best you would get out of any of those coins would be a genuine or details holder. The last one, I don't think would even get that. I would not submit any of them.
The last one looks to still have some PVC on it - they won't slab coins with PVC still on them. As for the others, you can see the traces of damage and they looked to be over-dipped as well.
Yea I agree with what BR549 said about the tubes should not have PVC. And I do like your pictures though!
I just talked to my dad about the coins, well it was more about the 1804 LC in another thread, but... He said these were never in any plastic since he got them in the 50's. He or I do not know if there were pvc plastic flips for coins before then however.
I think these are likely poor candidates for a submission and you will end up losing money in the process.
