3 Leg Buffalo Poll

I will bite my tongue.

 

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I am suprised at the number selecting the second coin - based off the pictures I can see it if you do color only. But on the obverse compare the details you see in the pictures - to me the first coin has the better strike. As mentioned it is the better struck coin - based only on these pictures.

 

Thank you for acting in such a responsible manner.

 

I can't agree with you more, Mark. I think people are responding to the color more than the details.. I posted this on CU and man and so far Goldielocks is in the lead by 9 people more. 19-10.

I think a lot of people are just basing it on the color, not the strike. I paid $1495 for this, Mark. Goldy went for $1795.. I think for value, I got the better coin.. The strike is better on the obverse and looks the same as the goldy on the reverse. So, better strike, nice dazzling colors = a major win for bnb

Great eyes, Mark.

 

I voted for coin #1, yes from the pics it's seems the obverse on coin 1 is slightly stronger. But, I went with coin 1 because, imo I think it has overall more eye appeal. I think the luster on coin one is slightly stronger too. Both are nice coins though.

 

BNB

It seems you did well with that coin. I would have picked 1 or 2 based on the photos, but that is the problem, the Heritage small photos make it near impossible to distinguish. I like Heritage and have purchased a good number of coins from them, but these small photos make bidding somewhat pot luck and when you zoom in, they are almost worse. The larger Heritage photos are not great, although certainly better, but these coins are just under the pricepoint where they start to shoot the larger images.

Anyway, while it doesn't surprise me that the gold toned AU58 brought a little more money, from what we can see, you did well. Please post one of your own photos when you receive it after Christmas as we'd like to see a better image. When you finally get it (waiting until Christmas will seem a long time, I'm sure), enjoy it.:thumb:

 

It is inappropriate to tell another member to get lost. All CT members are welcome to post to whichever threads they would like. Neither you nor anyone own this thread and to act otherwise is not appropriate either.

His original comment, while not overtly friendly, didn't IMO cross the line to intentionally personal, but to then use language in your response that would have gotten the Beave's mouth washed out with soap is not ok.

To All: just because you disagree with someone does not give you the right to mistreat them. Please keep that in mind when you post.

 

I voted for coin #3, listening to the afficionados of this variety, I realize that when it comes to three leggers, it is probably good that I dont collect three legged buffalos.

If I walked into a strange coin shop and saw one for five hundred and I had the cash I would probably walk out without it. Someone might say, but you could sell it for more than that and make money, which is true, but I would think that there would be some collector out there who would appreciate it much more.

 

I think its a waste of money. That die was intentionally alted like the 22 no D. There was no minting error here, they are not rare or even scarce. Everybody and their brother has one or two for sale. These coins belong in the catagory along side the so-called 55 poormans doubled die. Overpolished, overworked, and over re-worked dies. But, if its your thing go for it...

 

I didn't vote because I don't know what the heck I'm doing. I'd take them all.

 

I voted for #1. It just grabbed my attention the most.
I'm too lazy to criticize the others, I guess.

Some folks like the White Socks, others the Cubs.

I sometimes prefer Miss January to Miss July. Without variance in opinions we would all just bore each other into a stupor.encil:

 

I voted for #2 and here is why -
Without both coins in hand we really can't tell what one has a betters strike from these pic's - like it or not, a coin looks alot different in hand.
So....from these pic's I'm going to go with #2 - looks like it is a good strike, and it has really NICE eye appeal. As you pointed out yourself - it sold for more in this auction, and I think later on down the road will bring more than either of the other coins posted in this thread.

Speedy

 

I'm thinking coin 1 and 2 are actually the same coin. BNB?

 

They look alike but the label says different.

 

Think in terms of the age of the label.

 

You suggesting #1 and #2 are the same, the coin had been resubmitted for grading?


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p.s. my vote was for #3

 

No, they are not. Two different coins, different serial numbers, etc.

 

Illini420 and I verified the serial numbers of the first two last night on NGC's Verification and boy, do they look like celebrities without makeup!

Man, were they nothing like the original pictures.

You guys should take a look. Just type in the coin's serial numbers on NGC's site and go to verifiy. They will have pictures..

That's what happens when NGC doesn't invest money into their photography of their coins.. They just run them right through the scanner!

 

does the coin in hand look like heritage photo or ngc photo?

 

They don't look like scans to me, they look like pictures. It could just be from the NGC image but it looks like there is a fingerprint on the obverse on coin #1.

Who knows what pics are more accurate, but from the NGC images I would go with coin #2.