I have had a no date roll of buffaloes for years now. Just for giggles the other night I was going through them. I was trying to see if I could make out the slightest semblance of a date. My own personal mission. Actually I was jacked up on latte I imbibed entirely too close to bedtime! As I was putting them back in the roll I noticed something. Can you see it? After 10 or so years I find this in my stuff. Too funny. Maybe I have other things that were missed. Maybe you do too. Michael
LOL, guess you don't need the date when the buffalo is on raised ground huh. So you know the right hand coin is a 1913 T1, but what mint? The mystery continues.
Ohhhhhhh. This brings back that uncertain gnawing in your stomach as you throw some recently searched pocket change into the jar on the dresser... Arrrrgghhh!
Hey thanks viper, Between 2 kids and starting my own business I have had very little time for coins. Not to mention very little money! Thus explains why I'm searching thing I already own. Hope to post more soon. Michael
You can soak those dateless buffalo nickels in vinegar for a few days and the date will slowly and faintly appear.
You used to be able to buy little bottles of acid with an enclosed applicator specifically to raise the date on Buffalo Nickels and other coins. Vinegar is a weak acid and may do the same thing. Law enforcement does the same thing to guns to raise serial numbers that have been filed or ground off of firearms. This works because of the density difference between the date/serial number and the surrounding field. The acid attacks the two densities at different speeds and eats away the less dense area first, leaving the image of the number behind.
