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Greetings I'm new here. just searching around trying to find some help identifying this Buffalo nickel I found the other day. I was given it for change at a gas station. the date seems rubed off and theres no mint mark on the back of it... Image:  100_1870.jpg82.02 KB |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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WELCOME to the forum. The design on the Buffalo nickel had the date positioned on it in a way that it wore off quickly. There are alot of Buffalo nickels like this. I typically see prices for no date Buffalo nickels ranging from 8 to 15 cents each. That's why you can occasionally get them in change. As far as identifying it, the Buffalo nickel you have was made from 1913 - 1938. Is there anything more you were looking for? |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Enjoy the find! Basically a dateless Buffalo nickel, there are scads of them. there are products available to restore missing dates, ie Nic-a-Date, if you have to know the date. Otherwise be thankful the cashier was not a collector and be content that you got one from circulation.  Not that common of a occurrence these days! |
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New Member
United States
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sounds worthless, thats basically what I was looking for, thank you for your information.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Keep in mind no coin is worthless to a coin collector. This is the kind of coin that is great to pass to a child, include with a tip, or other ways of passing it along. Like coinaholic said, it's not common to get them in change anymore. When I get them they come out of rolls I get from the bank to search. So congrats on the find.
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
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There are ways to ..restore the date?
May I ask how it is done?
(no, I'm not planning to do that, just never heard of it)
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Not worthless, at the worst it's still 5 cents  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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DL20K Quote:
There are ways to ..restore the date?
May I ask how it is done? Yes there is, as I mentioned, a product called Nic-A-Date which I believe is a mild acid that will etch out the metal and reveal the date on some dateless Buffalo nickels.
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Poland
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Thanks, COINAHOLIC, information found ^^
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