"Bottom line people? Learn to grade and get a second set of eyes to back you up. Can't go wrong there......" Couldn't agree more with this...
Looks like an incompletely hubbed Class IV doubled die to me.
That high relief is one of the things I like most about the Buffs. They've actually been called "small medals." I believe they are the highest...
If you want a detailed read of this problem see "The Renaissance of American Coinage-1909-1915" by Roger Burdette. I highly recommend this and the...
The Mint had a lot of trouble with this coin until 1916. Dies were only lasting for 50,000-100,000 coins.
There are many very similar doubled dies in this series-most are Class IV (offset hub doubling, see Wexler http://doubleddie.com/ for an excellent...
I believe your coin is a legit doubled die. The first hubbing (the weaker of the two impressions) is raised and well formed. It is nearly...
Probably my 1913 var 1 3 1/2 legged/FS-901 nickel-fewer than 25 known. Concerning the '09-S-VDB cent-they are quite common due to a couple of...
A very nice variety and in a phenomenal grade to boot! I used to have an 1870 with similar doubling on the motto.
I'd say VG-Fine. There's two books on Washington quarter doubled dies-"The Best of the Washington Quarter Doubled Dies" by John Wexler and Kevin...
1. Buffalo nickel 2. Walking liberty half dollar (especially the reverse) 3. Mercury dime Honorable mention-Flying Eagle cent
"take all dead presidents off our circulating coins and get rid of pennies" This plus strike proofs in high relief.
Yes-especially that last one.
I agree that "full strike" means 100% but for reasons of practicality this is an unachievable goal for anyone trying to attempt it unless they are...
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As cladking states, true full strikes are virtually unknown-almost all show slight weakness somewhere on the coin. I use the "99%" specification...
No problem with the strike on this one. Color is OK too. AU55.
Maybe some die polish doubling and post-mint damage on EPU. If you had Die #1-1-R-IV/DDR-001 you'd know it-it's very evident.
I've written a book on all the Buff 5c abraded die varieties if anyone is interested.
I've purchased from him over a period of several years. I've always been pleased.
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