Buffalo nickel

Where would the date be on it

 

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Ahh no way to ever know

 

Your coin has major circulation wear. Very common for those Buffalo Nickels.

 

Drop it in a glass of white vinegar and look at it again in a week. Pieces of the date will come up.

 

It would have looked something like this..

 

It's not worth anything, am I right?

 

Spot on mate!

Welcome to CT.

 

It's still worth a nickel at the 7-11.

 

Or $10,000.00 on Etsy.com
The rare dateless Buffalo Nickel!

 

If one missing buffalo leg can garner thousands, why shouldn't four missing numbers garner even more?

 

Good point!

Can we see a close-up of the reverse side?

 

I don't have a microscope, I actually started collecting Lincoln coin recently through rolls, seen this so I grabbed it.

 

You don't have to look on the reverse to check if it is 3 legs. The obverse is very deteriorated.



Jim

 

But in the OP's coins condition?

 

That fella is missing his date, but has all his legs.

 

It works for me, but I like a better grade. You can see the forehead erosion fairly well in the upper photos. These were taken about 6 years ago or more, I should re-shoot them. Jim

 

It's all good 1st one of the buffalo nickel

 

James - if you want to know what the date is you can use nic-a-date on it. Can get it from your local coin store, eBay, wherever. It will basically acid etch the front of the coin but generally it makes the date readable. On mint marked coins such as your many people would do exactly that. Nice find.