1917 Doubled Die Reverse / DDR Buffalo Nickel XF40 - Restoration Candidate Or Not

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jadenusa Valued Member United States 175 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 4:54 pm Poll Question Fellow coin error enthusiasts, I'd love your opinion on whether to send this special coin off for restoration or just let sleeping dogs lie. This is one of my favorite variety coins in the Buffalo series but the doubling is really minimized by the gunk. The fear is that if I send this off for restoration it will either 1. not be a candidate, 2. expose some previous cleaning, reducing it from a straight grade to a details. I would really love to see this photographed properly as well with a Trueview image. So, what would you do? The original auction listing (although I purchased it on ebay from the previous owner): https://coins.ha.com/itm/buffalo-ni...nail-071515# Poll Choices Leave it be! Roll the dice! Edited by jadenusa 04/18/2025 5:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 162571 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 5:05 pm I would leave it be, but I am partial to a nice circulation cameo. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2092 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 5:37 pm Agree, leave it as-is. Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9693 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 5:42 pm Leave it be, it's an honest looking coin. Quote: This is one of my favorite error coins in the Buffalo series.... Doubled dies are not errors, they are varieties, each and every coin struck by that reverse die is a DDR. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
jadenusa Valued Member United States 175 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 5:49 pm Good call out @DBM, corrected! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 58469 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 6:55 pm Leave it as is. It looks fine the way it is. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3046 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 8:52 pm If this were my coin, I would leave it alone. The areas on the obverse between the first feather and rim and on the third feather and on the reverse in the center of FIVE CENTS and between the buffalo's head and the U of UNITED might conceal surface damage that could be revealed on restoration. Right now, the coin has good, honest eye appeal. There is a decent circulation cameo and the central devices have a nice patina. Think about the reasons you bought this coin, rather than other examples. Something about this coin caught your eye. What you saw in it, others will also see in it. Remember the things that happen to curious cats and people named Pandora. Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 4547 Posts	Posted 04/18/2025 10:22 pm I don't think cleaning the coin will improve the grade. Therefore, you would be cleaning it for aesthetic reasons at the risk of the current grade (and therefore its value). To me, that seems like a poor tradeoff. Report this Post to the Staff
jadenusa Valued Member United States 175 Posts	Posted 04/19/2025 10:04 am Thanks all, solid consensus, great points, I will leave the old fella alone. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 70047 Posts	Posted 04/20/2025 9:39 pm yep leave it be. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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1917 DDR Buffalo Nickel XF40 - Restoration Candidate Or Not