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Valued Member
Canada
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This is one of the best finds I've seen in quite a while! Love the buffalos! any key dates?
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Valued Member
 United States
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Regarding the Buffalo nickels, the dates so far seem to be common (mostly Philadelphia mint), but I am not finished perusing them yet. For the dateless ones, does anyone know if the Nic-A-Date restorer stuff really works? I figure if they are not worth much as is, I might as well potentially have some acid dates in my collection. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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nic-a-date will work (usually). however it leaves an unsightly "bur" mark.
i have soaked them in white vinigar with faily good success. it can take a few days - up to a couple of weeks.
the coin will get a dull matt finish look, but at least you can identify the date in most casses.
its kind of entertaining - too.
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Awesome find! Were any of the buffalos a 1913 type 1? Those are fortunately easy to identify when dateless thanks to the raised mound on the reverse.
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 United States
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Very nice deal!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I see you metal detect also (like me). I recently got a new Minelab Safari, which I am just learning. I found 89 coins (including a Sac), and a men's gold wedding ring in just under 3 hours this weekend. Awesome machine.
Yes! When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
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08/06/2014 8:02 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Yup those are all 1913 type I's. Nice score!
Out of curiosity, how many of the nickels had a mintmark? It might be worth applying vinegar to some of those on the off chance of exposing a key or semi-key date.
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Thanks for the help in identifying these. I think I will try the vinegar trick and see what happens. After all, I have nothing to lose.... From the rest of the legibly dated nickels, there are maybe 10 or so D mintmarks and only one S. I will try to post the tally of legible dates/mintmarks soon.
I just got the canvas bag back with even more Buffalos (with dates, I think), wheats and small dollars... Another face value deal...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
716 Posts |
Congrats! Nice coins to a nice person!
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Valued Member
United States
100 Posts |
Thanks, Yinzi50!
The refilled bag has about 30 wheats and 20 Buffaloes, with dates, but all common dates. The rest was about 20 Sacajewea Dollars and some common nickels and cents...
Now I must find out if the NJ Garden State Parkway exact change lanes accept dollar and half-dollar coins.....
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Valued Member
United States
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That is what I call an awesome score!
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Valued Member
United States
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nic-a-date often lowers the price since it leaves a mark just like a cleaning mark.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Although technically he would be damaging the coins by using vinegar or nic-a-date, there really isn't much to lose when you're dealing with potentially valuable dateless buffaloes. Without a date, the value defaults to about 15-25 cents, but plenty of collectors will happily pay $5-10 for a "restored" key or semi-key as a hole filler. Worst case is you turn a 25 cent coin into a 15 cent coin--but you still paid only 5 cents for it.
I'd hold off on the common dates, but I would probably do at least the S minted coin.
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