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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 3559829, member: 101855&quot;]If you are looking for a great representation of the Buffalo Nickel design, here&#039;s a coin that I think shows off the design better than most. This is a 1936 Satin Proof in PR-67, CAC. The price is a bit over $2,200</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]946347[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946348[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If you wamt a Brllant Proof, this is a PR-67. These will run you over $3,000</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]946350[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946351[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a smaller budget, this 1938-D is in an NGC MS-66 old fatty holder. The grading tended to be more conservative back then. This would retail for $60 to $65.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]946352[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946353[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>None of these coins are finest graded, but there are a couple questions you should consider. First, can you tell the difference between these pieces, and the pieces that are one or two points higher? Second, sometimes the question needs to be asked, is there really a difference or a difference in quality that can justify the the often huge &quot;POP-1&quot; price premium?</p><p><br /></p><p>There is registry collectors out there who will simply pay a high price to get the most registry points, even if the coin is sub-par. Years ago there was a 1963 cent that was graded PR-70, Ultra Cameo and the &quot;finest known.&quot; The trouble is it had black spots all over it, and clearly was not a PR-70 any more. That didn&#039;t stop some of lemmings from bidding it up to over $40,000! Outside the holder, you would have had a hard time getting $10 for it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes &quot;POP-1&quot; status can make some collectors go &quot;insane.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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