Popular Post Just Bob Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 The Neophyte Numismatist, Lem E, rrantique and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rrantique Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Love those Buffs Joe Edited September 28, 2022 by rrantique different photos Lem E, Coinbuf, Henri Charriere and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Buffalo Head Posted October 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2022 1924 "No F" variety. Scarce if not rare. Lem E, AcesKings, ShinyObjects and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Hoghead515 Posted October 13, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 13, 2022 Really breaks my heart this one is scratched. Probably from a staple on a coin flip. Even though it has mushy details, I really like this one. I keep it in a cardboard coin flip. I really like how alot of these buffalo nickels have the streaky toning to them. You can see the large scratch at the top of the reverse. Its sad to see these old coins get damaged. Espically when it can probably be prevented alot of times. rrantique, Henri Charriere, AcesKings and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Henri Charriere Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 [There's that scrawny 8 in 1938 again... Great Buffalo Heads, @rrantique!] rrantique 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lem E Posted October 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 Henri Charriere, rrantique, Hoghead515 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 3:32 AM, Lem E said: Two from Frisco. Same date. Couldn't help yourself. I understand. Lem E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numisport Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 9/16/2022 at 2:21 PM, The Neophyte Numismatist said: Its countereit right ? Hoghead515 and The Neophyte Numismatist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 1:08 PM, numisport said: Its countereit right ? Congenital defect of some sort. They never caught the guy who stole the steps, but the humongous MM is listed as missing. Counterfeit? I dunno. Where's @Lem E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 1:08 PM, numisport said: Its countereit right ? Isnt that one of Henning's nickels? Id really like to get one sometime in the future. I was going to buy one while back but when I looked at them they were pretty expensive. Never dreamed a counterfeit would be so collectable. Lem E and The Neophyte Numismatist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 @Hoghead515: I believe those were dated 1954. The next one I get in change, I'll be sure to forward to you. . Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandon Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 As stated in the standard "Redbook" (note on p.139 of 2021 edition under listing of "wartime silver alloy" five cent pieces), "1944 nickels without mintmarks are counterfeits". They were readily identified by the lack of the large mintmark above the dome, and as I recall the Mr. Henning who made them had to spend some time in a federal penitentiary. They have, however, become collectible in their own right. @Quintus Arrius--I don't recall any such pieces dated 1954. Lem E and Hoghead515 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numisport Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Was I the only one who saw that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 9/19/2022 at 9:22 AM, The Neophyte Numismatist said: This nickel is actually a counterfeit. This nickel was made by Francis Henning. "Henning Nickels" have become collectible in their own right. The primary identifier is the missing mint mark above Monticello (as seen on other War Nickels). These nickels are so popular, that they are often faked (can you imagine a fake of a fake?). The arrow points to the die marker (the little flare coming off the last corner of Monticello) that shows that this "coin" is a genuine fake . Here is his mug shot: @The Neophyte Numismatist went into a little more detail on this coin here. Hoghead515 and The Neophyte Numismatist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) On 10/16/2022 at 7:44 AM, Quintus Arrius said: Two from Frisco. Same date. Couldn't help yourself. I understand. These two 41 Large S coins are almost identical in hand. I got the second one MUCH cheaper than the first. According to Nagengast, there were less than 10 die pairs used with only 1 pair having the large S mintmark. It is said that the 1941 S Washington quarters with this large S mintmark are few and far between. Edited November 2, 2022 by Lem E Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numisport Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 10:09 PM, Hoghead515 said: Really breaks my heart this one is scratched. Probably from a staple on a coin flip. Even though it has mushy details, I really like this one. I keep it in a cardboard coin flip. I really like how alot of these buffalo nickels have the streaky toning to them. You can see the large scratch at the top of the reverse. Its sad to see these old coins get damaged. Espically when it can probably be prevented alot of times. Are you talking about reverse scratch through 'OF' ? Could it be die scratch ? Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post numisport Posted October 16, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2022 (edited) I think these Franklin Mint proofs are really nice. Sorry too dark, I'll work on that. Thinking about purchasing equipment. Are these digital microscopes what I want ? Edited October 23, 2022 by numisport Lem E, Hoghead515 and rrantique 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lem E Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 3:56 PM, numisport said: I think these Franklin Mint proofs are really nice. Sorry to dark, I'll work on that. Thinking about purchasing equipment. Are these digital microscopes what I want ? They look nice. I like the pineapple. I get half way decent results with my phone. I don’t own a digital microscope so I’m not sure how well they do with full coin images. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 1:57 PM, Sandon said: .... @Quintus Arrius--I don't recall any such pieces dated 1954. There is a simple explanation for that----there weren't any... at least not by Henning. My error, my apologies to you, @Hoghead515 and@The Neophyte NumismatistThe year "1953" stuck in my mind, but Hog's post refreshed my [skewed] recollection. Apparently, Henning produced "several hundred thousand and perhaps as many as a half million coins (dimes, quarters and half dollars)----bearing dates 1939, 1944, 1946, 1947 and 1953." So detailed was the account provided by the author of "The Strange Story of the Henning Counterfeit Nickels," (2020) that he ended it with the advisory: "Note: All my coins are in a safe deposit box. I keep nothing in my home." I apologize for the confusion. Lem E and Hoghead515 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 4:52 PM, numisport said: Are you talking about reverse scratch through 'OF' ? Could it be die scratch ? Yea. Its a big scratch from a staple or something. It would definately get the dreaded details grade. Lem E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mr_Spud Posted October 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2022 Here’s most of my slabbed 5 cent coins 🌞 Lem E, Henri Charriere, rrantique and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted October 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 I purchased this uncertified key date 1885 Liberty nickel at a Bowers & Merena auction in 1999, where it was graded XF40. It has been housed in a Whitman bookshelf Liberty nickel album stored in a safe deposit box since that time, and I only recently had a chance to photograph it. Buffalo Head, rrantique and Lem E 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sandon Posted October 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2022 Here's another of my album coins, an 1837 Seated half dime acquired at another Bowers & Merena auction in 2002. I believe this one was perhaps conservatively graded XF45. Lem E, J P M, The Neophyte Numismatist and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
