This is my first EVER find of a buff inside a bank roll of nickels. (I've only been at it for 6 months and have searched less than $800.00 worth of rolls during that period) This was literally at the front end of the nickel roll (but I didn't notice it until I carefully set the first pile down) and first nickel of the night....I had 10 rolls to work through & this was coin #1! But my excitement quickly turned to a sense of dread....as the obverse is so obliterated I couldn't immediately see the date. After viewing this at many different angles, in different light, different magnification levels and comparing it to stock photos of the 1916, 1926 and 1936 nickels...I am convinced it is a 1916 D. I LOVE searching nickels. This coin was "out there" for 100 years before I stopped it. Would sure love to know the places it has been.
Nice! If the date was COMPLETELY obliterated and you had no hope in reading it, you could still soak it in vinegar to restore the date. Good thing you could see it though.
