Reply to Thread

Message:: [QUOTE="Rono, post: 190270, member: 6492"]Howdy, I've collected buffs for a long time and love the coin.  The keys have all been listed so I needn't go over that. They're an odd set in that there are many dates (early philly or all mints very late in the series) where BU's are common and within a average person's price range.  There are other dates with D or S mints that are pretty expensive in any condition, but really pricey in high grades -  you can hit 5 to even 6 figures in a heartbeat.   What I've noticed in recent years that you need to watch out for are buffalos sold as BU that have been cleaned and sometimes even retoned.  Unless you're working with a dealer you know and trust or are buying slabbed coins, true BU's are tough regardless of price.  It's almost easier to simply go with AU for the inexpensive dates and avoid the mess (I'm finding the same thing with Walkers). You also want to watch out for Acid Restored Dates.  For quite a while they've figured out how to use acid to restore the dates on worn buffalos and while most will ID them as such, some will try to pass them off.  For those ID'd as such, it's like there's a parallel pricing structure for them relative the the un-retouched version.  Prices on Ebay run anywhere from 50% - 75% cheaper for a restored date for some of the keys like the 1913-S V2.  However, all that said, the buffalos are still my favorite next to the Indian Head cent. good luck, rono[/QUOTE]