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Valued Member
United States
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So today I went to my local wells fargo and picked up 200$ of nickels and in the last roll I was going through I had found some Buffalo nickels but nothing much rare. But I looked through this roll and I saw a Buffalo nickel and I studied it and I looked for the date but it wanst there! if anyone knows about this error please reply thanks!  |
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Valued Member
United States
446 Posts |
It's not an error. It's an unintended design feature. The date was the highest point of the coin, subjecting it to wear as the nickel saw circulation. It eventually wore off. Those in better condition have partial dates or full dates.
I'd consider it a good find.
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Valued Member
 United States
59 Posts |
Thx for the info. Its real but its slick its in really good condition  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
433 Posts |
some times if you put the nickel in vinegar it will make the date visible
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Pillar of the Community
Korea, Republic Of
1881 Posts |
Yes, you can try soaking it in vinegar or Nic-a-Date to make the date appear.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4692 Posts |
If it is a type I buffalo, you do not need to reveal the date to know it is a 1913.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4333 Posts |
Do you live anywhere near Michigan? I've dumped dozens of dateless buffalos over the last couple years -
When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
Roll hunting since '77
Dirt fishing since '72
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Pillar of the Community
United States
860 Posts |
I would avoid the Nic-a-date. That stuff leaves an awful stain and may still not reveal the date. I'd go with the white vinegar. We've found and soaked many dateless buffalos and gotten all but four to show that dates.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1944 Posts |
if you try the vinegar soak - be sure to use "white" vinegar....and it could take up to a couple of weeks...
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Valued Member
United States
59 Posts |
ya thx for the info I cleaned it like 6 times its probably a error. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
Its 99.99% not an error, just a worn date. Pictures would help!
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Valued Member
United States
59 Posts |
i can figure out how to put pictures up?  |
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Valued Member
United States
59 Posts |
still confused I did my reasherch and found that these errors are pretty rare and are real errors [ive cleaned it like 6 times]   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
898 Posts |
Well how did you "clean" it?
As far as pictures, you can upload to photobucket and include a link, or upload the photo if it is a certain size.
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Forum Dad
 United States
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still confused I did my reasherch and found that these errors are pretty rare and are real errors Sorry, but you didn't research very well. It's not an error and it's far from rare. Please post a link to the site that says these are rare errors, I'd love to see it. For $12 a roll, you can get all the dateless buffalos you want... 371128182316I've seen them sold by the pound at shows. |
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Posted 10/24/2014 3:51 pm
