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My son found a 1913-S T2 Buffalo!

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ratio411
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Posted 11/02/2009 8:28 pm

Don't get excited.

He had a big pile of no-dates...
You know the rest of the story.
He found it through nickadating.

At least he can fill the hole in his Dansco!

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RFB
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Posted 11/02/2009 8:33 pm

Nothing wrong with nic-a-dating a coin. Nothing at all if it lets you enjoy the coin. The problems only arise to me when people try to sell the coins as having original surfaces.

I personally consider them into the category of damaged. BUT!. I still would much rather have an acid treated coin than a copy any day of the week.

Congrats on the find. Always a good feeling to stare at one less hole than before. A 1913S T2 is nothing to turn you nose up at in ANY condition.

Edited by RFB - 11/02/2009 8:37 pm

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hippiebrian
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Posted 11/02/2009 8:35 pm

Nickadate or not, still, a cool coin! Congrats!

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Posted 11/03/2009 12:49 am

Yeah...I'm still impressed, great find!

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Posted 11/03/2009 04:54 am

Quote:
A 1913S T2 is nothing to turn you nose up at in ANY condition.

That's a great coin! A key date to the Buffalo nickel series. 1.5 million original mintage if I recall. Congrats to your son

Dave-ANA LM#1214396
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ratio411
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Posted 11/03/2009 10:06 am

Is the nicadate supposed to bring out dates nice
and clear? Or do you always have to squint to see
the results? I am just curious if he is doing it
correctly... We have been able to tell the date of
all the coins so far, save one that was more damaged
than worn at the date site.

Any tips on getting the clearest possible nicadate?

Does multiple applications help your chances of
getting a bold dating, or does it decrease with each
application?

Thanks!
Dave

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XavierOfGreen
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Posted 11/03/2009 4:12 pm

It depends on how worn the area near the date is. The more worn, the less detail will be shown. Very harsh and extreme wear, such as deep scratches and corrosion near the date area, can sometimes prevent even nick a date from working. I find that using the least possible had the best effect, as sometimes to much will eat away the details you are trying to restore!
-XoG

Oldest Found-------
Cent: 1842 (from machine)
Three Cent: 1866 [Nickel] (from machine)
Nickel: 1883 (from roll)
Dime: 1918 (from roll)
Quarter: 1932 (from machine)
Half: 1917 (from roll)
Dollar: 1880 (from machine)
Foriegn: 1863 (from machine)

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just carl
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Posted 11/05/2009 10:58 am

Did he use the stuff all over the coins or just where the date should have been. I ask that since if he did the entire coin it will not look so bad. All looking the same is a lot nicer lookin in an Album than just a spot on the date.

just carl

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