Saw this on e-bay and was wondering if this just might be a "D"? What do you think? Gotta figure how to load the image...
I used to have a 1916 something dime. It looked about like this. I gave it to a kid at a show a while back….. But ever since I wondered what would happen if a person used Nic-A-Date on dimes like this? Wonder if it would work like raising a Buffalo date?
Probably. Authentic, details, surfaces altered. I haven't quite figured out exactly what they mean by that. It would be nice if they came back with a note giving a reason for that.
At least one or two of the grading companies will slab restored Buffalo nickels as details coins. Someone here a while back claimed to have raised dates on a couple of 1923-S quarters. He sent at least one of them to one of the TPGs that slabs restored nickels. They body-bagged the quarter, though. The process for raising dates on nickels is well-understood and well-established. The process(es) for raising dates on silver are not; I think there's still debate as to whether it's truly possible. My concern: it's possible to etch arbitrary patterns into metal surfaces. That makes a powerful incentive for people to cheat. At some point, someone may start doing it on Buffs, or maybe they already have. If so, that market could collapse at any time.
I really don’t remember. My dealer buddy sent it to PCGS with a batch he had. He told me it was bodybagged so I didn’t make a special trip to get it. Next time I saw him was at a show. He handed me the dime and I turned right around and handed it to a Boy Scout nearby.
