Guess the grade.... Tricky one...

[Bruceswar]

Here is a tricky coin. Can you guess what NGC graded it?

 

 

 

[EZ_E]

There is great luster, wear on the bison's shoulder. I think the braid is a weak strike. I'd say AU50-55.

[Bruceswar]

Another clue is this coin is in a no liner fatty..

[jman425]

EF45-AU50

[jesbroken]

This is a lustrous example of a typically sloppy struck 1928 D Buffalo nickel. I would imagine that NGC graded this about MS65.

 

I've edited this to add that while NGC will allow 2 or 3 carbon spots in the MS65 grade-I've noticed that their are 5 or more on the reverse. This may reduce the grade to MS64. SAT.

[MikeInFL]

AU 61 is my guess.

 

Then again, if my recent guesses are any indication, it's probably a 65 or a 55.

 

Regardless, I like it, and thanks for sharing...Mike

[Bruceswar]

In these short ammount of guesses... EF 45 to MS 65... WOW..

[James_OldeTowne]

I'll guess MS-63.

[construct]

My guess is 63, too.

[jtryka]

I would guess AU-53 but I know nothing of beefalos...

[Dcoin]

This is a perfect example of why Buff's are one the hardest coins to grade. The strike is weak and can easily be interpreted as wear. I think in this case it’s not.

 

I'm going to go with 64 and some real nice color to boot.

 

[MAULEMALL]

This is a perfect example of why Buff's are one the hardest coins to grade. The strike is weak and can easily be interpreted as wear. I think in this case it’s not.

 

I'm going to go with 64 and some real nice color to boot.

I agree completely..

 

Nice pic Bruce. (thumbs u

[BillJones]

I'd say MS-63 if it really has luster under the toning. It might get an MS-64 under the rules of grade-flation, but I don't like any black spots on Buffalo nickels that grade above MS-63.

[123cents]

I'll guess AU-58.

[SkyMan]

I know Jack about the Buffalo series, but I'm guessing you wouldn't have posted the coin with this sort of a tagline unless it had a grade significantly higher than you thought the coin was, so let's call it a poor strike and a grade of 65. Attractive toning on that sucker.

[kryptonitecomics]

I'll guess AU-58.

 

AU-58 Me too.......I could see the coin being an MS64....but I swear I see some rub on the Buffalo

[jackson64]

I cheated a bit...pulled out David Lange's book on buffs. The 1928-D is notorious for weak strikes, in fact your coin looks a lot like the picture in the book...I'm saying MS64..maybe 65 if you get an extra point for eye-appeal...great color

[TomB]

MS64.

[Bruceswar]

For those of you who said MS 64 hit it right on the button. 1928 D is one of the worst struck date / mm for the buffalos. This one throws alot of people off. This is an old NGC no line fatty...

[CarolinaCollector]

I think the obverse is 64 and the reverse is 63.

[realone]

I am just going to go out on the limb and say it probably should be an upgrade candidate to MS65 however NGC conservatively graded it AU58.

[Paratrooper]

9.2!

[James_OldeTowne]

For those of you who said MS 64 hit it right on the button. 1928 D is one of the worst struck date / mm for the buffalos. This one throws alot of people off. This is an old NGC no line fatty...

I can't really quibble much with that grade. In my experience, I would say these are typically mediocre, but I don't know if they are in the upper echelon (or should I say, lower echelon) of really badly produced Buffalo nickels. With patience, nice examples, such as yours, can be found.

 

My only disappointment with a Buffalo at that grade would be the carbon spots, but I understand that their impact may be a bit exaggerated due to the size of the image.

 

All that being said, a nice coin, and a very nice job of imaging it!

[PovertyRow]

For those of you who said MS 64 hit it right on the button. 1928 D is one of the worst struck date / mm for the buffalos. This one throws alot of people off. This is an old NGC no line fatty...

 

Dang! I was ultimately going to guess 63. Why? Mainly because of the buff's horn. Too sharp. The pointy point indicates, to my untrained eye (have not collected coins in many years but...) that the strike is the culprit. I mean, how could so much wear be done on the overall coin without impacting the horn? Ahh well - too late for 1-point-off glory!

[rbrown4]

Bruce,

 

Very nice coin and good post although I did not particpate, it was interesting to see what others thought.

 

Rey

 

 

[Bruceswar]

For those of you who said MS 64 hit it right on the button. 1928 D is one of the worst struck date / mm for the buffalos. This one throws alot of people off. This is an old NGC no line fatty...

I can't really quibble much with that grade. In my experience, I would say these are typically mediocre, but I don't know if they are in the upper echelon (or should I say, lower echelon) of really badly produced Buffalo nickels. With patience, nice examples, such as yours, can be found.

 

My only disappointment with a Buffalo at that grade would be the carbon spots, but I understand that their impact may be a bit exaggerated due to the size of the image.

 

All that being said, a nice coin, and a very nice job of imaging it!

 

James this is the coin I got from you. You may remember it...

[MAULEMALL]

For those of you who said MS 64 hit it right on the button. 1928 D is one of the worst struck date / mm for the buffalos. This one throws alot of people off. This is an old NGC no line fatty...

I can't really quibble much with that grade. In my experience, I would say these are typically mediocre, but I don't know if they are in the upper echelon (or should I say, lower echelon) of really badly produced Buffalo nickels. With patience, nice examples, such as yours, can be found.

 

My only disappointment with a Buffalo at that grade would be the carbon spots, but I understand that their impact may be a bit exaggerated due to the size of the image.

 

All that being said, a nice coin, and a very nice job of imaging it!

 

James this is the coin I got from you. You may remember it...

[MAULEMALL]

9.2!

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