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Valued Member
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Greetings! I have some Buffalo nickels that are obviously treated with acid to reveal dates. Some of the dates ended up being key or semi-key, but still acid date coins. Looking for opinions or experience whether acid dating on better date coins adds all that much value? Are they so discounted that they are barely above "no date" at all due to the signs of acid applied? Stay well, Diy89Nurm7 |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I know they are not valued as much. Look for them on ebay SOLD auctions. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Depends... A 16/16, even acid treated, will get you a few $$ IMO
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Treat them as DETAILS coins.
Probably worth well under 50% of catalog for the grade.
And since the date had been worn off (cull) that's not much.
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Pillar of the Community
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Any varieties like the 1916 DDO or the 1918/7 D will bring some nice money. A 1913-S type 2 will also be worth something more due to it being a key date. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage
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Rest in Peace
United States
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There's a dealer in California that specializes in Buffalo nickels . He offers some acid treated keys and semi-keys at fairly high prices .  |
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Quote:Any varieties like the 1916 DDO or the 1918/7 D will bring some nice money. A 1913-S type 2 will also be worth something more due to it being a key date. -CH27 I agree. This is what I noticed on ebay. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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I never want any of those.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks for all the help. I was thinking that acid might reveal key dates if you need something to fill a hole or make a few bucks.
Is there a good article on how to do this safely and effectively? I have a number of no-date Buffaloes that might be worth revealing the date. If nothing good shows up I still have the same junk!
Stay well,
Diy89Nurm7
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, one of the few acid treated indian buffs I have turns out to be a decent condition 1914-D that if the whole coin were not acid treated, it should grade around an XF or so. I awhileback found it in a dealers nickel bin all for one dollar. Needless to say, I was excited about that since it was a better date. I have come a long way since then in my collecting.
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the 1916 DDO doesn't have to be nic a dated to be identified, there is noticeable spread in the feathers even in low grades. example here.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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We had a member here that was really good at doing the whole coin. He created a solution that left them not looking so bad. Can't remember his handle though.
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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We had a member here that was really good at doing the whole coin. He created a solution that left them not looking so bad. Can't remember his handle though. weerdsteev? |
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Several years ago I bought most of a large collection from an estate. Among other things I didn't buy were 2 Liberty Coin albums of acid dated Buffalo nickels. Truth is I opened the folders, saw the acid dates, & told the people running the sale that I wasn't interested due to that. They priced the albums fairly cheaply & a non-collector bought them the first day of the sale. I saw him at another sale a couple months later. I don't know how much he really profited because estate sale buyers tend to stretch the truth as bad as fisherman but even going with a conservative interpretation he made a couple thousand dollars selling on ebay. |
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Quote:I don't know how much he really profited because estate sale buyers tend to stretch the truth as bad as fisherman but even going with a conservative interpretation he made a couple thousand dollars selling on ebay.  |
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Posted 02/27/2021 2:14 pm
