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<p>[QUOTE="susanlynn9, post: 30625, member: 1258"]I have always had difficulty grading Buffaloes from pictures, so here are the guidelines taken from the Red Book:</p><p><br /></p><p>Indian Head or Buffalo Type 1913-1938</p><p>G4 Good - Legends and date readable. Horn worn off.</p><p>VG8 Very Good - Half horn shows.</p><p>F12 Fine - Three-quarters of horn shows. Obverse rim intact.</p><p>VF20 Very Fine - Full horn shows. Indian's cheekbone worn smooth.</p><p>EF40 Extremely Fine - Full horn. Slight wear on Indian's hair ribbon.</p><p>AU50 About Uncirculated - Traces of light wear on only the high points of the design. Half of mint luster is present.</p><p>MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first grading point is the horn on the reverse. After that, the cheekbone and hair ribbon the obverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="susanlynn9, post: 30625, member: 1258"]I have always had difficulty grading Buffaloes from pictures, so here are the guidelines taken from the Red Book: Indian Head or Buffalo Type 1913-1938 G4 Good - Legends and date readable. Horn worn off. VG8 Very Good - Half horn shows. F12 Fine - Three-quarters of horn shows. Obverse rim intact. VF20 Very Fine - Full horn shows. Indian's cheekbone worn smooth. EF40 Extremely Fine - Full horn. Slight wear on Indian's hair ribbon. AU50 About Uncirculated - Traces of light wear on only the high points of the design. Half of mint luster is present. MS60 Uncirculated - No trace of wear. Light blemishes. The first grading point is the horn on the reverse. After that, the cheekbone and hair ribbon the obverse.[/QUOTE]
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