Is That Possible

Speaking from experience, Buffalo nickels with weak/partial dates are very difficult to photograph. If shot from straight above, much/all of the date is lost. The date may be perfectly clear with coin in hand, but not in a photo. The only way to shoot them with a decent probability of actually depicting the date is to take the photo at a low angle with the light source coming from the same direction the camera is shooting. Paleoguy

if the date is obliterated the nickel can be acid dated...on most coins it works.