My new Bust Halve and Buffalo!

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Walking Sterling Silver, May 22, 2015.

  1. Walking Sterling Silver

    Walking Sterling Silver 16 Years Old and Love to Learn

    I am stunned. Paid $60 total. Full horn and full Edge Lettering.
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    Last edited: May 22, 2015
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  3. BigTee44

    BigTee44 Well-Known Member

    I'd edit the picture with your label.... I'm sure if someone wanted to zoom in on it they could read it...
     
  4. Walking Sterling Silver

    Walking Sterling Silver 16 Years Old and Love to Learn

  5. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    agreed, I can read it.

    But, I won't.

    :)
     
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  6. Walking Sterling Silver

    Walking Sterling Silver 16 Years Old and Love to Learn

    Can we keep this about the coin lol. I don't care if someone could read it. Just makes it a lot more easier to ship to me :woot:
     
  7. BigTee44

    BigTee44 Well-Known Member

    but do you really want the entire internet knowing exactly where a 15 year old kid is having his coins shipped to......
     
  8. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    Ditto.,

    He has to know to be careful
     
  9. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    One thing I could never understand is the whole cotton glove thing. You run a much higher risk of hairlines holding the coin in your palm on a cotton glove, rather than holding it by the edge with your bare fingers like the second coin.
     
  10. Walking Sterling Silver

    Walking Sterling Silver 16 Years Old and Love to Learn

    Well the bust halve has edge Lettering, don't want to ruin the lettering! The buffalo has edges which I can hold it with.
     
  11. Walking Sterling Silver

    Walking Sterling Silver 16 Years Old and Love to Learn

    Fixed it. Now comment on the coin
     
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  12. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    Your fingers will not ruin the edge lettering. That bust half has great eye appeal by the way :)
     
  13. Walking Sterling Silver

    Walking Sterling Silver 16 Years Old and Love to Learn

    I can't trust that. It is my second most favorite thing about the coin besides the toning
     
  14. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    nice additions. I liked that buffalo nickel. :)
     
  15. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    Sweet additions. I do agree about the glove though, your fingers really won't do any harm to a coin with a small amount of care taken.
     
  16. rzage

    rzage What Goes Around Comes Around .

    Very nice pickups . Love the Bust half and the '37 Buffalo is in great shape . I wish I had such nice coins at age 15 .
     
  17. Walking Sterling Silver

    Walking Sterling Silver 16 Years Old and Love to Learn

    Yep. I got some good dealers.
     
  18. micbraun

    micbraun coindiccted

    I don't think the bust half would grade. Next time you could save a bit more money and get a certified VF coin. Nice toning though :)
     
  19. okbustchaser

    okbustchaser I may be old but I still appreciate a pretty bust Supporter

    Of course it will grade. It is a nice G to weak VG. There, it graded.

    Will it slab is a different question. (from the pics, I think it better than 50/50 that it would.) The deal is that it honestly doesn't make any difference if it would anyway. It--and for that matter most of the VFs you mention--should never be in slabs in the first place. They aren't worth the extra cost of slabbing them.
     
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  20. V. Kurt Bellman

    V. Kurt Bellman Yes, I'm blunt! Get over your "feeeeelings".

    That is an interesting amount of detail on the nickel without any obvious signs of luster. Usually when I see a '37 that detailed, there is some shine with it. And without luster, there tends to be more wear. Odd combination. I'm no bust half expert, but the toning suggests it was in an album of some kind for a long time. And since the color is different obverse vs. reverse, it indicates a one-sided view album, board or folder, probably pre-Whitman vintage.

    Your gloves look like Kodak gloves for handling photographic negatives. No fear of damaging a coin if they are. Soft, soft, soft.
     
    Last edited: May 23, 2015
  21. kSigSteve

    kSigSteve Active Member

    Nice additions. Bust half one of my favorite coins.
     
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