I have seen several proof set 2005 bison nickels advertised on eBay with a detached leg. I have 3 mint proof sets and upon searching everyone has this same apparrant detached leg. In viewing a mint roll the leg attachment is noticable. Is this a legit error?
Well I'm not sure but I dout if yours were some of the first...they make thousands of sets and even though you got yours right after they came out there might have been many more that were make before yours. I would say it could happen that fast. Speedy
Speedy, I disagree with the die polishing concept. I have been in manufacturing press operations for many years. If you polish a die you rermove material from the die creating less of a pressure stroke and more material remaining in that area on the piece being pressed. If your theory is correct, why does a die crack give you a higher mark on the piece, ie.the spear effect on the bison nickel as opposed to a groove?
Good point...you can tell I don't know much about errors...I think you'll have to wait til Mike passes by---he can tell you for sure what it is. Speedy
Speedy is correct, it is from an over polished die. That area where the leg joins the body is lower in relief than the leg itself or the body. This indicated a higher area in the die, but still lower than that of the field. When the die is polished the field is ground down. Eventually the field reaches the same height as that of the "ridge" in the die that creates the depression on the coin where the leg joins the body. As the die is further ground the field on either side of the leg become joined by that "ridge" and the leg is then seperated from the body. It also loks like in the area where the head joins the body, some of the low relief areas there are also at the same levl as the field and flat mirror finish spots are showing up there as well. (On an early state die the entire buffalo should be frosted with no mirror shiny spots along the neck.
Well I recently purchased 2 2005 bison/Buffalo nickle rolls, uncirculated, brilliant and shiny, D mint and P mint, the P minted nickle are silver and normal looking, the D minted roll is shiny but has a golden type tone to it, suttle but definitely a gold kinda tone, still in the original govt treasury coin roll wrapping, upon examination of these coins and the "hype" if you will... I discovered that ALL 40 of these coins have the "detached" leg. I did carefully open roll but put them back in wrapper after looking closer at them, I am currently researching this and trying to find someone around the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham Alabama area to confirm or condemn what I have, if anyone can point me in the right direction or have any advice for me that would be most appreciated, feel free to email me ... crackavelli100@gmail.com, thank you for your time and reading this
Sorry for the late comeback, between work and life... You know how it goes.. anyway, here's a couple of pics, camera might not do them justice.. golden tone detached leg 2005 Buffalo nickel, the journey Westward, thank you for your patience there kit, let me know what you think bud
If these are so apparently common, I wouldn't hold my breath over them being valuable. They might be when the market is fresh, but once people wise up it'll be a crash. Beanie babies anyone...
