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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Breakdown, post: 753953, member: 19532&quot;]Mike</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I collect two series -- Buffalos and Walkers and I have always liked the Mercury Dime design so I can appreciate your point (though I don&#039;t agree with it). The Type 1 Buffalos were a radical departure from anything that preceded them in American coinage and Fraser had to fight tooth and nail to get his design on the five cent piece. The Type 1 design is<b> his design</b> and IMO the most beautiful one we have ever seen (in all deference to the Walker, which I obviously think highly of as well). The Type 2 design modifications were mint-induced and some of the beauty of Fraser&#039;s design was dampened to meet the concerns of &quot;FIVE CENTS&quot; wearing away in circulation and the prejudices of Chief Engraver Barber&#039;s toward his own &quot;classic&quot; designs.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I will say a 1916 Type Set would be a nice thing to try to collect.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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