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I have a 1918-D Buffalo nickle with considerable wear (VG-8, maybe?), but there is always the hope that it could be the 1917/18-D.  I would be fairly certain that there are characteristics (raised pattern of dots, die gouge, etc...)which would identify the variety, even in lesser grades. Any help out there? Success, Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Image Insert: Edited by oih82w8
03/18/2009 11:57 pm
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The crossbar of the 7 should be plainly obvious across the top of the 8 and the downstroke should fill in about half of the loops in the 8. Most examples also have a die crack that starts just above the hair braid knot and extends towards the mouth depending on the die state, this feature can be seen in lower grades. Since this variety is a doubled die, all examples of the 1918/7-D came from the same die and the mint mark placement is identical on all genuine specimens.
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Hi, This coin is a normal 1918/1917 D Indian head (Biuffalo) nickel. Biokemist did a very nice job of explaining the way the date and other diagnostics should look.
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Bill
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As stated, this is a 1918-D. In a coin of this level of preservation, you would clearly see a "flat top" on the 8 where the top of the 7 would be going across the top of the 8. You would also notice the 7 going through the the 8. On the reverse of a genuine 18/7-D, you would also notice a slightly tilted "D" mintmark as well.
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Is it 1918D or 1918/7D?  |
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The coin pictured by OP is a normal 1918-D Buffalo
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Is it 1918D or 1918/7D? The top of the 8 would be flat, not round on this grade of coin. This 8 is too round. swcoin.ecrater.com
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03/22/2009 12:50 pm
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Technically the coin was struck by a die that was hubbed by two different hubs both of which had complete dates....So it is really a 1918/1917 D.
This one is a normal 1918 D.
Thanks,
Bill
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03/22/2009 5:37 pm
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This is a normal 1918-d nickel and can be consfusing because the lower loop of the 8 is flattened to the left side of the inner loop just as you might expect for an 8 over 7. A good test for this variety is if the two inner loops are direclty ligned up vertically (One directly above the other) then the coin is a normal date; however if the two loops are shifted with the top one being to the left of the lower one, then you have an overdate.
Pretty simply once you get the hang of it. buffnixx
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