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Message:: [QUOTE="desertgem, post: 3134131, member: 15199"]It is damaged . If someone wanted to search they would find a thread of mine that showed the characteristics of  the 37D 3L buffalo. Since only one die pair was involved. they are easy to determine if one knows what to look for. In my early days ( they were less expensive and easier to cherrypick ). The reverse is the first and unfortunately sometimes the only side people look at carefully. [ATTACH=full]799999[/ATTACH] This is the reverse. All of the lines and scrapings must be present exactly, and the fakes never are , but most people don't have a scope to see them. Some come close and to a new collector can be very deceiving. maybe a skilled engraver could come close but not me with jewelers tools. BUT!  most do not turn it over as the obverse is also distinctive, and easier to see. One dealer asked me why I looked at the obverse, that it was a 37D,  but not THE 37D obverse needed. Here is the obverse. It is in a TPG holder ( edge appearance)[ATTACH=full]800000[/ATTACH] The green arrows are the characteristics , the brow and neck is quite apparent, that along with the reverse tells us. I bought 6 raw over several years, some before TPG grading was big , mainly at shows, none in TPG at the time. All 6 were real, but 1 was "lightly cleaned". and as standards go down, I may resubmit someday. Jim[/QUOTE]