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Edited by Girlinlove
07/15/2024 11:53 pm
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I can only see one visible date on one Buffalo nickel. I think it's 1920 or 1928. Errers and Varietys.
Edited by Errers and Varietys
07/15/2024 11:59 pm
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The only one I can make out a date on is the 3rd picture from the top. To me it appears to be a 1926. The other coins are all too far gone to see anything. Those other coins will need to be treated in Nic A Date or vinegar to bring out a date.
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Yeah I have absolutely no idea what that stuff is but I would definitely want to try it out!! I've always been curious about the dates! Thank you!!
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Sorry guys I know I don't have any high dollar quality coins...
Hope 1 day I cam afford something super nice. Girlinlove, what you lack in "high dollar quality coins" you more than make up for with appreciation and enthusiasm! And "quality coins" don't have to be "high dollar" ones. I went to a coin show this weekend and bought many fantastic coins for 50¢ and $1 each. Keep at it and keep learning and in time your collection will grow and become very impressive. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Girlinlove, Just wondering if there is a coin club near you you could join? John1  |
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That would be a great idea.
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Price isn't everything. I spent $2 on a very minor doubled die proof nickel last week, and I am quite happy with my purchase.
That first coin looks like it might have a big lamination peel on the top reverse. Can you get a better picture of that area above the buffalo's hump?
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Girlinlove, what you lack in "high dollar quality coins" you more than make up for with appreciation and enthusiasm! ... Keep at it and keep learning and in time your collection will grow and become very impressive.  |
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It's very common for the dates on Buffalo nickels to wear off. The vast majority of Buffalo's I found while roll hunting were dateless. There are chemicals such as Nic-a-Date that can be applied to the date area and allow you to read the date again. Some folks frown on this practice as it is a destructive process using acid. Your call of course if you want to go that route. |
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Hopefully she chooses not to ruin the one with the possible lamination error.
I think the main detracting of Nic a Date is the ugly discoloration spot. It seems much better to evenly weather the coin surface using the vinegar and peroxide method. That's just my opinion, however.
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I see that Brand saw that nice lamination on the nickel that has the head gash - that one is pretty nice. All these coin have a history and in my book are keepers. My very first Buffalo nickels all were ( and still) worn to a point I cannot read the dates. (yes I still have them after 50 years.) |
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The value of untreated dateless Buffalo nickels is about 11 cents each on the current wholesale market. The value of acid dated Buffalo nickels is about 10 cents each on the current wholesale market. Not much of a difference, so I'd break out the vinegar or Nic-a-Date and restore away! To each his own, though. The only dateless Buffalos that were money makers for me were the ones with mintmarks. At one time they were bringing around 60 cents each on ebay. I sold a few thousand over my eBaying selling days. People were actually putting restored date sets together. In this hobby you gotta do what YOU enjoy! |
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Thank you all for your help! I think I might try to restore date on one and see how it goes!
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No need to apologize for not discussing high-dollar coins. I'm currently collecting Washington quarters from 1980 through 1998, strictly from circulation. I bought the appropriate folder about 18 months ago and out of 38 holes to fill, only three are left! The thrill of the hunt as I look at my change each day far exceeds that of owning an expensive coin. Edited by jpsned
07/17/2024 4:22 pm
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