No Date Buffalo Nickels - For $3.00 - ?

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dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 02/05/2009 12:57 pm i have been pawn shop - shopping for a jeweler's loupe. (not a very productive effort, by-the-way). I stopped in one pawn shop that had quite a few coins in a display case, including several no date Buffalo nickels. when I asked for the price, the shop owner weighed them, and tried to sell them as "silver" and priced them as "scrap" silver. he wanted $3.00 each for them. when I told him there was NO silver in the buffalo's, he basically said "REALLY", but wouldn't come down to a reasonable price. I'm guessing he bought them as silver coins, and now needs to sell them - for silver content. I guess not all pawn shop owners - knows the value of everything in their shop. Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/05/2009 1:12 pm You would think that the nickname "nickel" would tell him all he needed to know I guess he is just too clueless to realize that he is trying to sell a coin worth 10-20 cents for $3(or maybe he is just a shyster...) Report this Post to the Staff
DeathJr Valued Member United States 230 Posts	Posted 02/05/2009 1:21 pm i feel bad for the sucker that might buy those coins Report this Post to the Staff
SJUHawks Valued Member United States 383 Posts	Posted 02/05/2009 4:44 pm This also means that someone most likely got a good deal when selling something to a pawn shop. That's not something that happens every day. Report this Post to the Staff
trdhrdr007 Pillar of the Community United States 2335 Posts	Posted 02/06/2009 09:00 am If he's selling for $3 I have to wonder what he paid, & if he wants to buy more. Report this Post to the Staff
novillero Valued Member United States 290 Posts	Posted 02/08/2009 01:10 am can a dateless coin be worth anything? Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 02/09/2009 11:20 am Quote: can a dateless coin be worth anything? Depending on the coin OH YES! There are may coins which are one year types and some of them are rare. Even a dateless coin can be identified for those type and they can bring a good price. 1793 Half Cent, how about the draped bust small eagle half dollar. Two year only type and it's a five figure coin in AG. I'd pay $1k for a dateless one. The same thing goes for some coins which are not types, but are recognizable varieties. A dateless 1916 Standing Liberty quarter is over $600. I'd probably pay close to $1k for a dateless S-1 chain cent. There are plenty of others. Report this Post to the Staff
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