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Buffalo Nickels
I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which
all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim |
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wrote in message ups.com... I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? I can easily picture your set, because I have one that I would describe exactly the same way. I'm proud of mine, and you should be proud of yours. In my view, it's what coin collecting is all about. James |
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wrote in message ups.com... I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim I would say a desirable set. I don't get much enjoyment when I buy an entire set, but with your buffalo nickel set I see lots of potential for the hunt. Upgrading should be fun and, by doing one coin at a time, much easier to work into the budget. Bill |
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On May 8, 6:28 am, "
wrote: I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim Any set that is full--with the key dates-and match in appearance is desirable to a Buffalo nickel freak. |
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I would ask you what you mean by a desirable set? do you like it? do you
care what another collector thinks? did you buy it for investment or your own enjoyment? there are a number of things to consider when buying buffalos, I'm sure everyone has heard the term "weak strike" this is oh so true with the buffs....... the dies were swapped around so much you can have a coin with an exf obverse and a vg reverse, because the dies were over used and the money just wasn't there to make new ones each year. some dies were "soft" and wore out quickly and not replaced while others were damaged and tooled to keep them in use. all these factors go into the price of a coin when buying . you can have a coin that is ms64 that is sharp and another one that is mushy or weak but both graded ms 64 the difference being the sale price. i have been collecting buffs for about 40 years now and i keep trying to upgrade my set all the time as i can afford it. most all of mine are now in ex fine to ms 66 with only 3 in veryfine including the overdate. to me it is enjoyment and also investment. i have no retirement so when i am old and starving they will go up for auction. (one at a time) I accumulated them one at a time picking each one out for its quality and price. you bought yours in a one shot deal. i am very proud of my set although i did make a few mistakes along the way. at a very early stage in the collecting i was told to get the keys first as they will go up in price much faster. at first i was getting the easy common ones first. big mistake. they don't go anywhere in price so i made the change and got the keys, I'm glad i did. i have all of them in exf now. What i am seeing is the few common coins in the thirties have gone from being a $3 nickel to a $40 nickel in ms condition. If you are happy with your set than let it go at that, if i were to start over again, i would buy a set i can afford and upgrade each one as i could. i hope this answers your question. btw, when grading buffs i go by the old school method of veryfine is a FULL horn, extra fine is a full rounded horn. 99.999% of the coins you see graded today on ebay are over graded by 2 to 3 grades!! it is obscene. and some of them are slabbed that way by the get rich quick new grading companies out there which are set up in someone's basement. Because of the fact that some of the buffs are "weak strike" you will have a very hard time finding full horns (including the tip) on some like the 25 D and the 26 D, if you find a full horn on them, it will be very expensive. sr wrote in message ups.com... I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim |
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wrote in message ... In article . com, " wrote: I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim unless you overpaid, it's a nice set. if you can afford the keys in f or better, it will have some good potential for the future. Only if you can get 'em slabbed VF20 one day (not so difficult, I'm told). 8) James |
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wrote in message . .. In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message om... In article . com, " wrote: I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim unless you overpaid, it's a nice set. if you can afford the keys in f or better, it will have some good potential for the future. Only if you can get 'em slabbed VF20 one day (not so difficult, I'm told). 8) James "market grading" barf, retch, puke. but you are right. some of my bust halves have gone up a full grade in the magic regenration process of slabbing. That's nothing. Take a gander at this "F-12" large cent: http://www.coinresource.com/guide/ex...berry_cent.htm James |
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wrote in message . .. In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message m... In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message .com... In article . com, " wrote: I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim unless you overpaid, it's a nice set. if you can afford the keys in f or better, it will have some good potential for the future. Only if you can get 'em slabbed VF20 one day (not so difficult, I'm told). 8) James "market grading" barf, retch, puke. but you are right. some of my bust halves have gone up a full grade in the magic regenration process of slabbing. That's nothing. Take a gander at this "F-12" large cent: http://www.coinresource.com/guide/ex...berry_cent.htm James i might let that slide as a good. so they're are very rare, it's still a low end grade. Yes it is, and market grading of something that only exists in four examples is moot. Market value is whatever a mix of testosterone and adrenaline make it. James |
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wrote in message . .. In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message m... In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message . com... In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message ws.com... In article . com, " wrote: I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim unless you overpaid, it's a nice set. if you can afford the keys in f or better, it will have some good potential for the future. Only if you can get 'em slabbed VF20 one day (not so difficult, I'm told). 8) James "market grading" barf, retch, puke. but you are right. some of my bust halves have gone up a full grade in the magic regenration process of slabbing. That's nothing. Take a gander at this "F-12" large cent: http://www.coinresource.com/guide/ex...berry_cent.htm James i might let that slide as a good. so they're are very rare, it's still a low end grade. Yes it is, and market grading of something that only exists in four examples is moot. Market value is whatever a mix of testosterone and adrenaline make it. James don't forget ignorance and greed. I don't think ignorance applies to chasers of a 93 strawberry. Greed, maybe, and possibly in more than one flavor. James. James |
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wrote in message m... In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message m... In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message . com... In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message s.com... In article , "Mr. Jaggers" lugburzman[at]yahoo[dot]com wrote: wrote in message news.com... In article . com, " wrote: I bought a set of 65 circulated Buffalo Nickels, all have dates which all four digits are readable, no acid coins. No rare oddities, but a rather nice set. At first I was dissapointed, but after looking around I guess a nicer set would be very, very expensive, especially for the more rare ones in XF or better. My coins range from mostly VG8-10 to a handfull of F12-XF45. At least a portion of horn can be seen on all. I guess I'm wondering if this is a desirable set for Buffalo collectors, or are my expectations too high? Jim unless you overpaid, it's a nice set. if you can afford the keys in f or better, it will have some good potential for the future. Only if you can get 'em slabbed VF20 one day (not so difficult, I'm told). 8) James "market grading" barf, retch, puke. but you are right. some of my bust halves have gone up a full grade in the magic regenration process of slabbing. That's nothing. Take a gander at this "F-12" large cent: http://www.coinresource.com/guide/ex...berry_cent.htm James i might let that slide as a good. so they're are very rare, it's still a low end grade. Yes it is, and market grading of something that only exists in four examples is moot. Market value is whatever a mix of testosterone and adrenaline make it. James don't forget ignorance and greed. I don't think ignorance applies to chasers of a 93 strawberry. Greed, maybe, and possibly in more than one flavor. James. James well, i think anyone that believes that's a fine is ignorant. i can't imagine what the ag's look like. bat barf, prolly. They're not pretty, but they are 93 strawberries. I suspect the slabber put that grade on there to guard against the owner trying to crack it out and get it into a competitor's holder, knowing full well that they had exceeded everybody else's limit. James 'hey, look what we just slabbed, nya, nya, nya' |
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