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90 degree rotated bison

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  • TheBigH
    • Aug 2007
    • 17
    #1

    90 degree rotated bison

    Sorry for being absent so long. That was mainly due to the fact that I haven't been able to roll search for a while. I just started again, with few finds. I did make my very favorite find recently, though. Mine is the coin featured on the CONECA homepage (with great thanks to Ken Potter). I just wanted to know what you guys thought of it. The first thing I did when I found the coin was thoroughly inspect it with my 10x magnifier, and I saw absolutely no trace of it being altered, so I am 100% certain that it is genuine.

    So, does anyone know if anybody else found one of these? I'm very curious now as to the rarity of the coin.
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  • diamond
    • Jul 2007
    • 2040
    #2
    Major rotated die errors are quite rare on recent issues. This is the first I've seen for this date. Very nice find.
    Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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    • mustbebob
      Moderator
      • Aug 2007
      • 3050
      #3
      This is the first I have seen on the Buffalo nickel. I found a 45 degree rotated Keelboat nickel a year or so ago, and sold it. As Mike said, they are very scarce on modern coinage. I have seen a few on the State Quarters, but very rarely on other coins. Congrats on a really nice find.

      Bob P
      Bob Piazza
      Lincoln Cent Attributer

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      • TheBigH
        • Aug 2007
        • 17
        #4
        Thanks, guys! What do you think the value would be? I'm not interested in selling, just curious.

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        • diamond
          • Jul 2007
          • 2040
          #5
          I would guess between $100 and $125.
          Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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          • wavysteps
            • Aug 2007
            • 1925
            #6
            Just a haphazard guess, but somewhere around $125.00 would seem fair.

            BJ Neff
            Member of: ANA, CCC, CONECA, Fly-in-club, FUN, NLG & T.E.V.E.C.

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            • Speedy
              Researching
              • Aug 2007
              • 80
              #7
              Hey BigH!
              Good going on getting on the CONECA site!! I agree with BJ that around $125 would be fair.
              ---Speedy

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              • Alex Majchrowicz
                • May 2008
                • 1
                #8
                1937 Buffalo Rotated Reverse

                I read at various on-line sites that a rotated reverse on a Buffalo nickel is either "fairly common","more difficult to find than for other issues", "never been reported for 1936 Buffalo nickels", and so on. I have a 1937 w/ a rotated reverse (maybe 20% or so). Anyone really know if this is uncommon, common, collectible, not so interesting? I am not that much into errors and varieties so any information would be helpful. I do not see any listed w/ a quick Google search for a 1937 (many other dates though). Thanks.

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                • diamond
                  • Jul 2007
                  • 2040
                  #9
                  Minor rotated die errors are common on buffalo nickels. Any rotation of less than 30 degrees carries no premium.
                  Mike Diamond. Error coin writer and researcher.

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