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Conder101. My Dad recently passed away. He was an 80 year old retired Army Lt Col. He had a very old trunk with many coins including what looks to be a 1920 Buffalo nickel. It appears to copper. I can't seem to find any information. Even local coin dealers don't seem to know about it. How can I find out how rare and if this is really a copper 1920 Buffalo nickel. |
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Forgot to mention it was in a velvet bag with other Buffalo nickels in the regular bright nickel color and appears to be the same size in all dimensions. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Most likely heavily toned due to environmental conditions. 99.9% certain it is not a copper planchet.
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 Some sort of environmental damage. A metal detector find? |
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As I posted it was not found in the ground. My late father had it in a velvet bag along with other regular looking Buffalo nickels. I do not have a scale but it weighs about the same as the other Buffalo nickels. Why are you 99.9% sure it's tarnished? I did just find a link where one was sold on ebay for $12,500.00 How do I find out if it's from a copper planchet? From what I'm seeing so far, I know the answer to how rare it might be. |
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Dark Buffalo's are not uncommon . I can't see a copper planchet Buffalo of the same size and thickness as a Nickel. If another metal was used to strike your coin it should have been a totally different size and thickness .
I would try to get an exact weight ,then compare it with another Buff of about the same amount of wear .
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Bedrock of the Community
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Definitely old environmental damage. Coin is worn, so it no doubt occurred before your father acquired it. Collectors of this series have seen this look often.  to the CCF! |
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I won't get my hopes up then. I suppose it's just a coincidence, that the only other one found, according to the link I provided, was a 1920 full size too.
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caddywompas, Time to invest in a good scale. Get one that reads .001 or at least .01. We need an accurate weight. John1  |
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Ask any metal detector enthusiast if he has not seen this look before.
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