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Leave it to the Buffalo nickel to make it so that the mintmark is legible but the date isn't. This came from a micro hoard of mine, I've got a bag of dateless, sub-AG grade buffalos, but it wasn't until a few weeks ago when I noticed this one in particular still had a readable mintmark, an S sure enough. Given that the highest mintage of S buffalos was just 14.9 million, it's a much bigger letdown because I could've had a potential key date. The vulnerability of these obverses makes this series especially difficult to hunt for. The lack of text on the first pic made it impossible to focus correctly lol   YGP
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Pillar of the Community
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Your only hope is to get some Nic-a-date.
But you have to understand that it will alter the coin in a VERY visible way.
Therefore it would no longer have original surfaces.
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A date restored key date buffalo is still worth more than a dateless buffalo.  |
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That's a good point, I just wasn't sure because of the dangers of coin cleaning done incorrectly, but this case is worth an exception I believe.
Also thank you for the Nic-a-Date recommendation! I didn't know products existed to combat this issue.
YGP
Edited by YourGeorgiaPeach
04/04/2019 5:24 pm
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Good luck!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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One of the ways I used to make profit was buy bulk S mint dateless buffalos at 30C each and nicadate then flip them on ebay |
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Bedrock of the Community
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To boot, this coin has a badly gouged obverse.
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Pillar of the Community
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I have restored the dates on many buffalos by just soaking them in white vinegar for a period of days. Check each day for progress and eventually you can read a date on almost every one. The overall "restored look" with vinegar is in my humble opinion preferable to the "spot' restoration with Nik a Date
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Bedrock of the Community
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No harm, do it for fun, but the odds of finding any residual value in this damaged Type 2 slick are over the moon.
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Pillar of the Community
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@jfransch
Thanks for the tip. I'm going to give that a try.
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Lots of great supportive comments and good advice - just what we all wish for at the CCF.
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Pillar of the Community
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3 parts white vinegar to 1 part peroxide, and presto, in 2 hours you'll have the date. Don't walk away for too long, and check it periodically.
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I'm going to give that a try. Be sure to post your after pics to this thread so that we can see how you did! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Give pics once you use nic-a-date, I am interested in seeing what becomes of this! Also, is that a two feather?  ? |
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I'm always amazed at how many people buy those restored dated Nickels.
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