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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26707254, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b>United States: 1915 copper-nickel 5-cents, Buffalo type</b></b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">PCGS MS63.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/49268767" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/49268767" rel="nofollow">Cert. #49268767</a>.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://en.numista.com/1109" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/1109" rel="nofollow">Numista-1109</a>, Krause-Mishler-134.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Mintage: 20,986,220.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Ex-Don Rupp (&quot;<a href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/ajaan" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://forums.collectors.com/profile/ajaan" rel="nofollow">ajaan</a>&quot;) on Collectors Universe; date of acquisition unrecorded (circa early 2020s).</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">I acquired this in a multi-coin lot, as sort of an afterthought in a wider swap deal.&nbsp; At the time, I was without a Type 2 Buffalo nickel in my certified collection, so I adopted this piece as my type example.&nbsp; If one is doing a type set, then MS63 is a somewhat modest Mint State grade for a Buffalo nickel type coin, since coins with Gem grades of MS65 and higher are readily available, particularly for the later dates in the series.&nbsp; Despite that, this is a nice earlier date example and it has good eye appeal, so it will continue to serve as my type coin until I get around to upgrading it later.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">The price (in barter) was also reasonable.&nbsp; Don Rupp, the former owner, has been a coin trading partner of mine for a quarter of a century now.&nbsp; Coincidentally, he lives in Buffalo, New York, so you could say this Buffalo came from Buffalo.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1704915[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1704916[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1704917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1704918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1704919[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><span style="color: #ffffff">015000</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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