Opinions Wanted: Buffalo 18/7-D Overdate Or Not?

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weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 1:15 pm I spend a lot of time tinkering with worn, dateless Buffalo nickels trying to bring out the date and other details. Here is a recent find. Please let me know if you think I may have found an 18/7-D overdate. Yes, I know that the coin is really in bad shape. I took over twenty photos from various angles and in various lighting conditions and these two are the best I can offer. The coin is too worn to spot some of the other markers, like the die crack by the braid or a distorted F monogram. The reverse is slightly rotated versus the obverse, maybe 10 or 15 degrees. (And although it's not shown here, TRUST ME, there is a D mint mark on the reverse!) Thanks! [ Edited by weerdsteev 12/08/2008 1:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff

TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 1:19 pm uh, the picture is missing. Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 1:23 pm Yeah...sorry. They should be there now. Edited by weerdsteev 12/08/2008 1:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 2:18 pm No this is not the 18/17 over date. Sorry to disappoint...but keep looking! Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 12/08/2008 10:00 pm . Last number is too rounded. The 18/7-D has a "flat" top on the 8 where the 7 is underneath. I also restore buffalos and have yet to find one. Keep looking and good luck! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
TreasHunt Pillar of the Community United States 2540 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 07:48 am Sorry, the picture is too faint to be able to tell. Report this Post to the Staff
weerdsteev Pillar of the Community United States 1291 Posts	Posted 12/09/2008 9:50 pm Vermontensium - Actually, the top of the 8 IS pretty flat, I guess the photos just don't do it justice. Over the last 4 years I have found 9 of these while restoring dateless Buffalo nickels, and all of them were easily recognizable as overdates. This particular coin is just so worn out and in such poor condition that there just wasn't enough material there for me to bring it, conclusively, all the way back. A lot of folks on this forum are pretty enamored of what vinegar can do for a dateless nickel so maybe I'll plop it into some vinegar for a few weeks to see it it helps it any. Edited by weerdsteev 12/09/2008 9:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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