1937-D 3 Legged Buffalo Nickel

[coinman_23885]

Please guess the grade on the following coin... The photographs are not mine, and I do not have the coin in hand yet.

 

 

 

[MarkFeld]

I'll guess AU53. It might just be the image, but the coin looks a bit shiny to me, as if it has been lightly cleaned.

[L1ncolnF4n]

AU something. But I think it's probably just bad pictures creating the hint of cleaning.

[grip]

otherwise the coin looks to have nice clean fields.

[johnny9434]

au 50/53

[BillJones]

The basic grade is probably around AU-50, but the surfaces look a bit smooth and "civilized" for this variety. It's probably just the picture, but I'd check it out for a slight polishing when you get it.

[coinman_23885]

Thanks everyone. I will wait until I have the coin in hand to reveal the grade. With regards to the coin, the seller's photography obviously has a lot to be desired on the piece, and I was thinking that it was the image and not the coin itself that had the shiny and/or potentially polished look. I know it is a risk, but hopefully once that is reasonably calculated. I hope I am right or I will return it. As soon as I have more information available, I will update the thread for anyone who is interested. I appreciate everyone's expertise and responses.

[coinman_23885]

You were right and my interpretations of the images were wrong. The coin in hand does appear to be a polished AU piece. I knew from the photos that ICG's mint state grade was optimistic, but I was hoping that it would be problem free. I am in the process of returning the piece. Thank you all for your help.

[toyman-migration]

AU-50