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Valued Member
United States
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Hello, I recently took this and a couple other Buffalo nickels to a flea market coin trader because I had heard about the 3 legged buffalo (which this is not) but the man seemed interested in this one asking how much I paid for it (I think it was a 5 for 1.00 deal years ago at another flea market) where I store it etc..Is there anything special about this? I looker online and read about "tall dates" but don't see any comparisons to the non-small date..to me just seems like any Buffalo nickel.   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
I see nothing unusual about it other than it WAS in almost uncirculated condition until those horrific corrosion spots around the date killed it.
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Valued Member
 United States
79 Posts |
Yes I know. .it almost looks like nail polish or something
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
Might try some acetone on it.
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
Is there something strange with the last rear leg closest to the edge of the coin?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
62064 Posts |
The date sizes look normal:  Here is a business strike and a proof nickel side by side:  Dates look the same for this year. |
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Valued Member
United States
79 Posts |
Coop your photo/photoshop skills are amazing. .if the business strike and proof strikes are so similar, how would you tell the difference? Thank you
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1747 Posts |
Proof coins have a mirror like finish in the fields, there is no mistaking them. also only the San Fran mint makes proofs, so the mintmark would be the S under the buffalo, yours has no mint mark denoting the Philly mint. |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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only the San Fran mint makes proofs True for today, but before 1968 they were made mainly at Philadelphia and... Quote:
so the mintmark would be the S under the buffalo ... none of the proofs from the pre-1968 era bore any mintmark. They would not have any distinction other than the mirror finish |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Proof coins have a mirror like finish in the fields, there is no mistaking them. Hold on there, not true for the 36 proofs. When proof production started up again in 1936 most of the coins were satin finish proofs and they don't have mirror fields. The brilliant proofs started back up again in 37 and they come both ways. |
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