Super excited about a new arrival....

Yeah, yeah... I know ANOTHER 1938-D Buffalo, whoopty freakin doo!! You can blame @Paddy54 for this obsession, but I'm grateful to him. Anyway's what got me excited was the fact that it's in an older NGC fattie holder with the gold NGC logo hot stamped on the reverse. I don't have one with a '38-D yet, and it's my all time favorite holder. This baby also survived a recent Category 5 Hurricane to finally come home to me. It just arrived from Puerto Rico!

I love the color of it, the gold toning goes well with the gold NGC logo on the back. But what really brought a smile to me face was it turned out to be a D/D RPM that I don't have yet. It's the RPM-003, the D/D is pretty strong.

So for your viewing pleasure. Comments alway's welcome.

 

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Wow amazing coin! I love the slightly rotated reverse too. How much did you pay?


Thanks,
Jacob

 

I need to introduce you and @Pickin and Grinin to the joy of collecting wooden nickels.... and maybe I could score a nice 38 D sometime before I pass on...
You know wooden nickels are cheaper....your only worries is termites

 

Thank you! I really love it. I got lucky as I turned out to be the only bidder on it. I over paid slightly, which is probably why I was the only bidder. LOL But I did get it for less than $50.00, I paid $48.99 for it, and it was worth every penny!!

 

Yeah, I don't know if wooden nickels will catch my interest. I doubt they come toned or with RPM's or OMM's..

 

Love the coin, love the holder, and love the pictures!

 

Wow no kidding, it was worth every penny! a coin that beautiful for an even more beautiful price!


Thanks,
Jacob

 

So if your secret Santa sends you a box of caryola crayons and some wooden plugs ....I'm quite sure the kids could keep daddy knee deep in toned,and variety nickels . I'll send the big box....that way they can express themselves on the living room walls.

 

Hahaha that's just evil

Thanks,
Jacob

 

No evil would be the big box of permanent sharpies...

 

That's a nice one! Cool holder too!
Picked up a raw wrpm-012 The other day!

 

(Gasp) (terrifying thoughts) (camera slowly and dramatically zooms out at the gasping face in true horror with deep scary organ music playing)


Thanks,
Jacob

 

If you only knew how many crayons and markers my 10 year old has..... She could seriously start an art supply store with what she has.

Oh and the stories I could tell of the paintings she's done..

 

Ok, I can't resist telling this one... When she was around 4, I had just come home from work. When I headed for the bedroom, I noticed the bathroom door looked just wrong. It had been covered (as covered as a 4 year old can make) in a dark brown wet substance. I just about died when I saw it and immediately thought the worst. Thankfully, it turned out to only be chocolate pudding! So clean-up was not as bad as it could have been. LOL

 

And this is just but one many reason I never had children.....plus the fact those friends and family whom did kept me entertained with stories as such!
Some were not as fortunate to have pudding used as an art media.

 

I can't say I see a match I really like for it from the resources for 1938-D RPM's I've checked.

 

Here is a better photo from Wexler's site.

1938-D 5¢ WRPM-003 “Best Of” Variety

Description: D/D West

Die Markers: Obverse Stage A:None visible. Circulated specimen was examined. Obverse Stage B:None visible. Circulated specimen was examined. Reverse Stage A:Strong secondary mint mark. Reverse Stage B:Vertical bar is abraded away on the secondary mint mark.

Submitted By: Kevin Flynn

Cross References: CONECA: RPM #3

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I matched it on Wexler's. @Pickin and Grinin gave the example above. It matches perfectly to it.

 

Of course now you're going to have to search out the other 38 D/D only 8 more to go!

 

No only 7. I have the RPM-002 in a PCGS Rattler in 65 with a gold CAC sticker. LOL