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Valued Member
United States
150 Posts |
Since I had never tried to restore the date on a dateless buffalo, I took an average heavily circulated coin and left it in some white vinegar for around two days, and was surprised to see the full date (no mintmark sadly). I know many people discourage this, but for me it is exciting to find an old coin like this. Any opinions?  |
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Valued Member
United States
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It seems like fun to me, and I can't see any harm in it, considering dateless Buffalo's are only worth like 15 cents. At some point I'm going to vinegar a big lot of like 500 coins, and see if I can make a complete set.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3345 Posts |
the longer you leave it in the better the date becomes sometimes.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1944 Posts |
it seems that any coin that you can identify the date - has to be of more value than a dateless coin. obvioulssly less that a unrestored coin of the same date/mm. it seems harmless to do, and as you said - fun to get the results.
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Valued Member
United States
136 Posts |
As dbrablec said, you can certainly increase the value by being able to identify the date. However, it's not going to have as much value as one that has not been restored of the same date/mm combination. And especially if you're just looking to build a collection with them, there's absolutely no harm!
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Valued Member
United States
466 Posts |
I went through a handful of dateless buffalos and restored them.
Like you stated it was fun and I got some old coins
I went through the thought process some have mentioned on here before doing it and decided that 15 cents at most (I don't know who I would sell to) for a dateless or maybe a few bucks for a nicer earlier date buffalo that was restored would be an alright gamble. I have a few hole fillers I came across but I haven't put them in my dansco because I want my dansco to be unrestored
I might place the restored ones I have in the trade section one of these days
PS, your coin came out quite well
some of mine were worn quite a bit and the dates are much less recognizable
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4415 Posts |
Hmmmm ... what historical events were happening in 1917? WWI is one. How much did a loaf of bread then cost? What would a nickel then buy? While this example not a particularly desirable collector coin, the history and overall beauty of this design remain. Enjoy!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
548 Posts |
I may try this with the buffaloes I have...
Can't hurt, huh?
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Valued Member
 United States
150 Posts |
ExoGuy, You just hit the nail on the head. That's 90% of the reason I collect, and it's exactly why I couldn't let a dateless buffalo sit around. Thanks for sharing
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
Instead of treating the entire coin and waiting 2 days and doing the damage to all surfaces, just use Nic-A-Date. Works fast and the only damage done is to the area surrounding the date.
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Valued Member
United States
146 Posts |
I have about 40 dateless I'm going to try this looks cool
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Valued Member
United States
140 Posts |
All coins are better with dates on them. I agree with the above posts in the fact that you now know where it's place stands in history, even though you may not have much monetary value with the coin. So personally, I'd say it was worth it.
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Valued Member
United States
150 Posts |
Smoker, nic a date leaves an unattractive black area surrounding the area used( up to years after). Because the nickel isn't worth much restored, I prefer to at least keep the even toning. To each his own though, I've also heard it works faster and better.
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