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<p>[QUOTE="buckeye73, post: 4080745, member: 93155"]IMO, as an over 15 year collector of two feathers nickels, the 1929 S does not meet the criteria of two feathers. I must admit that I have never paid a premium for the finds. These were usually in partial album purchases at coin shops or shows or from my own old coin albums. The third feather region shows a faint feather with some projection above the surrounding coin surface unlike the two feather examples shown in Cherrypickers’ Guide. The 1921 appears to be a Two Feathers variety FS-401 in Cherrypickers’ Guide. Congrats on that find!</p><p><br /></p><p>At least one dealer that I am aware of offers “2 1/2 feathers” buffalo nickels with partial third feather (without showing photos of the coin) at a significant discount to the 2 feather prices. It is possible that the 1929 s is an example of that.</p><p>Dan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="buckeye73, post: 4080745, member: 93155"]IMO, as an over 15 year collector of two feathers nickels, the 1929 S does not meet the criteria of two feathers. I must admit that I have never paid a premium for the finds. These were usually in partial album purchases at coin shops or shows or from my own old coin albums. The third feather region shows a faint feather with some projection above the surrounding coin surface unlike the two feather examples shown in Cherrypickers’ Guide. The 1921 appears to be a Two Feathers variety FS-401 in Cherrypickers’ Guide. Congrats on that find! At least one dealer that I am aware of offers “2 1/2 feathers” buffalo nickels with partial third feather (without showing photos of the coin) at a significant discount to the 2 feather prices. It is possible that the 1929 s is an example of that. Dan[/QUOTE]
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