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That's correct. Also, 1924 has a wavy ribbon, but it's not as wavy as '20 and '21. And I've gotten pretty good at picking out the pre-1916 based on the weakness of LIBERTY, although it's not 100% because a worn LIBERTY can look a lot like the weak LIBERTY.
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Since my last update, I've acid-dated the last of my clearly mint-marked dateless nickels and gotten a few others in trade (thanks razorear!). I've also sold off a some others, so I'm closing that budget gap. Holes remaining:1918-D 8/7 (doesn't count) 1924-S 1926-S 1930-S 1931-S 1936-S 1937-D 3 legged (doesn't count) 1937-S 1938-D 89.1% complete!Sourced coins:Coin roll hunting (11 coins @ $0.55; 5¢ ea.) Type 1 included with Nic-A-Date (1 coin @ FREE) Lot 1 (107 no and partial date; from ebay @ $18.95 incl. shipping; 17.7¢ ea.) Lot 2 (500+ no and partial date ugly; from ebay @ $57.75 incl. shipping; 11.6¢ ea.) 6 hole fillers in trade for 8 War Nickels (6 coins @ $0.40) Surplus:Need to do more sorting. Lots. Some key dates, including 1913-D type 2, 1913-S type 2, 1914-D. 1 Lot sold for $6.24 Supplies (not counted toward total):Dansco 7112 Album ($21.95) 946 ML White Vinegar, 5% acidity ($1.19) Nic-A-Date ($7.49 incl. shipping) Stack-On 39 Drawer Storage Cabinet (for sorting these and other coins, $19.96) PCB Etchant from Radio Shack ($11.60 incl. tax) Total invested: $71.41 ($49.46 over budget)Almost all of the remaining holes are probably going to be hard to find dateless except maybe the '24-S and '26-S, but I'd have to go through a lot more dateless lots to pick out the few S mintmarked ones, so the rest of the holes are going to have to be filled with trades and bargains. |
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Nice job Cap'n! Keep up the project!
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Hey, great project!  I got an acid-dated 24-S I wouldn't mind trading for some dateless/acid surplus if you want.. PM me..  |
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Oh well...tried to email you but the system wont let me! Send an E-MAIL Message There Was A Problem With Your E-mail For security reasons new members do not have access to the email system. Most of the time (98% or so) new members only try to send email messages in an attempt to circumvent the rules. Is that what you're doing? Better check now. The other 2% can just be posted on the forum. Nothing has changed in the last 30 seconds so please do not immediately try again. Many believe that is the definition of insanity... doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome. So if you keep trying right now, we'll have to assume you are insane and lock your account. If you believe you have a legitimate reason to contact this member, use the contact us link at the bottom of the page and explain it to us. I did not want others to see this so they do not bid against you. http://cgi.ebay.com/625-buffalo-5C-...em1e65ab5f6d625+ buffalos currently at .99 with 2 days left! Good luck! |
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You can't email until you have 50 quality posts.
Think of it as a pass of write-age.
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Making progress with some trades and the first page is officially FULL, and the whole collection is over 90% complete!
Holes remaining:
1918-D 8/7 (doesn't count)
1926-S
1930-S
1931-S
1936-S
1937-D 3 legged (doesn't count)
1937-S
1938-D
90.6% complete!
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Wow! I go away for a couple months and come back to a thread that is SO up my alley! Super neat-o project and awesome results. Question for captainwiffo: Did anybody ever answer your 7/16 post about the nickel with (possibly) Machine Doubling? I'd sure like to see what the hair ribbons look like on that coin. A couple times you've mentioned finding keys that were previously acid dated: Happens to me all the time! I find myself wondering, "What were they thinking?" - when they had it in their hand, could see it was a key, and then passed on it. |
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I just went through a lot of 2700+ full date Buffalo nickels and there was no 31-S (which is typical), only 3 30-S, 3 37-S (but piles of 35-S and 36-S) and exactly 1 38-D (horribly corroded). I'm beginning to wonder if 30-S and 37-S are getting to be really hard to find in bulk lots? |
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"What were they thinking?" - when they had it in their hand, could see it was a key, and then passed on it.
Maybe they were collectors. It stands to reason that dateless coins will contain higher % of earlier "key" coins, since newer dates didn't have time to wear. If someone acid dates one he has already, he might as well toss it back. |
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Maybe they were collectors. Ouch! That was mean! Quote:
If someone acid dates one he has already, he might as well toss it back. I understand what you're saying, that most collectors want nothing to do with date-restored coins, but if you're throwing back some of these bigger keys you are either way too busy or have way too much money. Even if you're disgusted by the coin and don't want it around it's pretty easy to get a premium for it. |
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Quote:Did anybody ever answer your 7/16 post about the nickel with (possibly) Machine Doubling? I'd sure like to see what the hair ribbons look like on that coin. After examining it for a while, comparing it to pictures of the '16 DDO, and getting impatient, I did end up acid-dating it, and it turned out to be a completely ordinary 1916. It was worn and dirty enough that I think the ribbons were just giving me Rorschach test. Quote:I just went through a lot of 2700+ full date Buffalo nickels and there was no 31-S (which is typical), only 3 30-S, 3 37-S (but piles of 35-S and 36-S) and exactly 1 38-D (horribly corroded). I'm beginning to wonder if 30-S and 37-S are getting to be really hard to find in bulk lots? I just think there are very few of the later dates that have worn dateless. There were some in my lots that were acid-dated by somebody else in the late 20s and 30s, but the latest one I got was a '25 or so. Anything later had enough of a partial date for me to figure it out. |
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