1926-S ? Buffalo Nickel

I am trying to determine the date of what I think is a 1926-s Buffalo Nickel.

It is hard to tell if the last digit of the date is a 6 or 8.

Thanks for any comments.

 

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It looks like a "6" to me.

Chris

 

26-s

 

6

 

Nice find. Probably not worth a whole lot because of condition, but still a nice date.

 

Yep it's a 6

 

It clearly looks like a 6 to me.

 

6. And i like it

 

That's a good date. And even in that condition is worth $40.

 

26-s

 

Thank everyone for their comments.

 

Great find!

 

Actually, besides it looking cleaned to me, I think some of the “wear” might just be a weak strike. Buffalo Nickels from the teens and twenties with mintmark are notorious for terrible strike quality. There are many dealers who still think that Buffalo Nickels need a full date to grade G and a full horn to grade VF, while on certain dates you can find UNCs without either of those. Can’t always go off ANA grading standards.

I grade this one F details, cleaned. I say so because it looks unnaturally shiny to me and lots of grime is collected around the design. However, I’ll need better pics to tell for sure.

Sorry if I’m a bit late to the party.

 

Thank you so much for the reply.

 

It is a 6. If it were an 8, it would have a notch in the middle of the left side between the upper and lower loops.