Newp - 1913 Type 1 Buffalo, guess the grade!

[Sanity Lost]

 

 

Just purchased, it's in a NGC slab. I wasn't much of a buffalo lover, but I did like how this coin looked and the price was more than right...

[Kamillion]

hmm.. ms 65 ill guess. i think i see some sort of contact mark on the middle of obverse, and upper/mid of reverse on buffalo's body. I'm thinking the strike decent for that year though.

[Chris1976]

given the mark in the middle of the buffalo and not real sure what that is on the indian's chin, I'm guessing MS62 or slightly lower.

[coinman_23885]

The luster is muted, and there are a few prominent ticks. I'll guess MS63.

[James_OldeTowne]

Wow, really nice! MS-64 at least, is my guess.

[Sanity Lost]

I think this is one of those times when eye appeal positively affects overall grade. The technical grade is solid in its own right, but I like how this one looks.

 

[Kamillion]

hehe, i knew it was a high grade! and i dont even know much about BUff nicks. just had a feeling bc it looked real nice to me. very cool!

[coinman_23885]

Be careful about relying on the grade of the holder. Even though some of the NGC no line "fatties" (i.e. older holders from the late 1980s and early 1990s) are generally conservatively graded, NGC did award dark coins with little luster higher grades if the other technical aspects were okay. I don't think the coin has the luster for a MS66 to be honest (especially on the obverse), and I'm not a fan of the toning. I would not crack it out; I'm not sure that you would be able to get it back in a 66 holder.

[physics-fan3.14]

Be careful about relying on the grade of the holder. Even though some of the NGC no line "fatties" (i.e. older holders from the late 1980s and early 1990s) are generally conservatively graded, NGC did award dark coins with little luster higher grades if the other technical aspects were okay. I don't think the coin has the luster for a MS66 to be honest (especially on the obverse), and I'm not a fan of the toning. I would not crack it out; I'm not sure that you would be able to get it back in a 66 holder.

 

This is spot on.

 

Today I would call that a 64+, probably. In hand if the luster is strong enough, it might make 65.

[robec1347]

If the image is from a scan, the luster wouldn't show. This coin may have more luster than what you can see. On the other hand, if this is a photo, you are absolutely right.

[jom]

Luster tends to be subdue on Type 1 Buffalo nickels. I was going to say64 and have a comment similar to coinman and phyicsfan. Then again it's only a photo so it's tough to say exactly.

 

jom

[dgleich-migration]

Nice strike on the reverse. My first thought was a lower grade as it looked dull but images can deceive. Technically it makes it certainly. Some of my best online purchases were superb gems with blinding luster in hand despite the online image looking just like this. By the way, coins depicted by softly lit photographs are were the deals lay online... but they are a gamble.