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Rest in Peace
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For $122. I've never bought Buffalo nickels before, and I know that there is a stigma with 'unsearched' stuff, but this seller is genuinely clueless (I've dealt with him for a long time, he has no idea about coins, no idea how to ship, no idea about anything) so its highly possible they really were not searched, at least by him. Anyhow, I want to know what to look for, some tips, etc. I expect a high portion to be dateless and I am doing this for fun more than anything else (If I find some better dates and make a few bucks in the long run, great, but not expecting much) so yeah, give me some advice if you guys don't mind! |
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Pillar of the Community
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All of your keys are mint marked so it is a good place to start.
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Valued Member
United States
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you need to look mainly on the backside to determine whether the buffalo is standing on a mound or is standing on a straight ground level plane. That would be a type I nickel that was only madeduring the first several months of minting. Also there is a three-legged error version and several key dates and mintages. If you go to the coin history section here on CC there is a pretty good writeup on them for starters.
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Pillar of the Community
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New Member
United States
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This series has many interesting varieties. DDO,DDR,Cud Breaks Die Clash, Two Feathers and over dates, 1914/3,1914/3-S and the well known 1918/7-D these overdates are seldom visible below VG which is the grade most often found. If your Buffalo's truly are "unsearched" Who knows what you might have. Let us know what you find, and good luck. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would be very disappointed if a lot were undated and worn that badly.
I suspect you'll find enough to justify your purchase. Sounds like you bought 10 rolls.
If you do get a dateless nickels, there are plenty of posts in here about restoring dates.
I had pretty good luck identifying about 70% of a dateless roll I bought and there were a couple semi-key dates in it. Some actually came out nice using white vinegar over a week or so of soaking, but there was no question they were restored.
Good luck! Sounds like fun.
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Rest in Peace
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The verdict is in!
I think it was well worth the $126 (mistake in the price). Only 134 are dateless, so that means there are 2/3 with dates. Many are slightly better dates, including one 1921, 2 1938-D's, a whole bunch of 1925's, and more. I will list the full results later. 1936 was the most common date by far, netting at least 60 coins.
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Rest in Peace
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That seems like a good price at about 30 cents a piece! Good job!
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Rest in Peace
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Final Tally:
1914: 1
1915: 1
1916: 4
1917: 1
1918: 2
1919: 3
1920: 17
1920-S: 3
1921: 1
1923: 12
1923-s: 1
1924: 7
1925: 7
1925-S: 1
1926: 7
1927:10
1928: 11
1928-D: 2
1928-S: 2
1929: 18
1929-S: 1
1930: 13
1930-S: 2
1934: 11
1934-S: 1
1935: 17
1935-D: 3
1935-S: 2
1936: 46
1936-D: 6
1936-S: 4
1937: 25
1937-D: 2
1938-D: 2
Silver Jeffersons: 4
Other: 1959 Jefferson (1)
Undated: 134
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Pillar of the Community
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Good for you, I'm happy that you're happy with the coins. I only wanted to point out that if you look at the back of those dateless coins, I bet you'll find some 1913 Type I with the raised mound. I'd also set aside dateless but mintmarked coins, as you or others might want to try restoring them.
-wheatiefan
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Not too bad - you could probably resell those and make a profit. I'm sure some would sell here on the forum.
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