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Can someone please tell me how to find out the value of my dateless buffalo? Or how to tell the date? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!   |
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Pillar of the Community
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 ... to the Community! All I can tell you about your coin is that it is a type 2 Buffalo nickel that was minted in Philadelphia between 1913 and 1937. It's current value as a dateless Buffalo is around 10 cents. You can soak in vinegar for about 24 hours and raise the date but in will devalue the coin by making it a cull coin worth face value. Others may have a different opinion. |
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I wonder if there's a noninvasive way, maybe using different colored lights. Does anyone know an archaeologist or someone else (forensics expert?) who works in this area?
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I wonder if there's a noninvasive way, maybe using different colored lights. Does anyone know an archaeologist or someone else (forensics expert?) who works in this area? I'm sure there is someway to measure the difference in the electrical voltages through a specific spot on the coin. After making tens of thousands of measurements (and mapping the differences) an image of the coin's date would eventually emerge. Not worth the time and effort in my opinion. But people do crazier stuff all the time! |
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I like your avatar. As to your nickel. There are possibly millions of such coins out there. So many with dates worn off. Really bad design by our Mint. However, just keep it as a novelty. |
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Agree worth about ten cents and, as a Philadelphia Type 2, not worth the effort to restore. to the CCF! |
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There is a product out there called Nic-a-Date. It's meant for your exact situation. Works on nickels only but a drop where the date is supposed to be will make it visible again. I've used it for fun and it's pretty amazing.
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Wow, I really hoped it would be worth more. Is there any specific dates between 1916 and 1937 that are worth money that I should look out for?
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The only P mint coin that would be worth anything as a restored date coin would be a 16/16 doubled die obverse. Highly unlikely your coin is one of those. I don't wanna discourage you but you are spinning your wheels with this coin. It is worth 10 cents. You should be able to buy no date Buffalo nickels all day long in bulk online or in local coin shops for less than 20 cents each. Matter-of-fact...I know of a large wholesale dealer that is offering for sale 4000 to 100,000 no date buffalos at 14 cents each delivered. Think about it .... 25 bags of no dates, 100000 coins, 1000 lbs .... can be yours for "only" $14000! There is no shortage of no date Buffalo nickels. |
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The only P mint coin that would be worth anything as a restored date coin would be a 16/16 doubled die obverse.
Highly unlikely your coin is one of those. And the high value 1916 DDO could probably be identified even in a dateless condition because the doubling shows on the ends of the feathers as well. Note the doubling on the ends of the feathers. I think that should probably still be visible on dateless coins.  |
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As a kid w/ no money to invest, I would collect whatever I could get my hands on, and it was many-many Buffalo nickels in before I actually saw my first date! Wow has there ever been a coin where the date disappeared so quickly.. |
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I wonder if there's a noninvasive way, maybe using different colored lights. Does anyone know an archaeologist or someone else (forensics expert?) who works in this area? I work in this area, no it is not possible with different color lights, polarization, or voltages? without some kind of etching. What you're looking for is acoustic microscopy which can resolve the date on worn slick coins. |
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Wow has there ever been a coin where the date disappeared so quickly.. 1916 - 1924 Standing Liberty quarters and for the same reason. The date is the highest part of the coin. On the quarter they somewhat corrected that in 1925, but the date still wore off quickly. |
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