Can someone maybe tell me what these no date buffalo nickels are worth and why one looks brand new except the scratces or are those scratches a strike tgeough?
You have a total of 10 centsNew??thats basically as heavily circulated and worn they get.Both might of been cleaned at some point just damage wear and tear.
Most likely been whizzed/polished to try get the scratches down or to look shiny. Happens a lot My 2 cents worth
Yep, if they look shiny and smooth, they're polished. It might still be able to restore the dates by letting them soak in vinegar for a few hours, if you're curious. At this point, acid-treating them to reveal the date certainly won't reduce their value.
You have well worn and circulated Buffalo nickels. Still worth at least 5¢. Rolls of them are sold for a little over face value, so not real valuable, but a fun coin to keep as an example of a well designed coin.
The only one that has any value without a date would be the 1916 doubled die obverse, which would be worth around a grand even without a date. The doubling can be seen in other areas besides the date that don't wear down, such as the ribbon ties, the feather tips, the neck, and the chin.
The scratches are damage. My antique shop sells Buffalo Nickels for $.50 each. I don’t put any out but I have hundreds of them. The guy does decently at $.50 as people buy them to make jewelry.
Due to "hobo nickels". Dateless Buffalo nickels that can't be identified are still worth around 50 cents to $1.00 retail and somewhere between 10 and 20 cents to a dealer if they are in the market for them for someone or through "the network" and the more the merrier if selling to a dealer. Much more likely to get the 15-20 cents each for 40 of them than if 1 or 2 pieces. again due to hobo nickel carvers. Anyways. Just saying there are variables here.
