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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Santa, post: 2733649, member: 87443&quot;]While I agree that buffalo nickels with restored dates are looked down upon from coin collecting &quot;purists&quot;&nbsp; (Especially common Philadelphia coins) , they are, after all, a &quot;Genuine&quot; example of that date and mint mark to fill that spot, until a more expensive example can be afforded.&nbsp; In fact, many people turn the Buffalos around in their &quot;book&quot; to show the Reverse with Mintmarks, next to the obverse of the Philadelphia example.&nbsp; That being said, MOST restored buffalo nickels with rare dates, have a STRONGER Reverse than Obverse, and look &quot;pretty good&quot; from the &quot;back in your book&quot;.&nbsp; I see some people trying to sell restored nickels for high asking prices.&nbsp;&nbsp; If there were a price guide for restored nickels, I say it would be in the 10% of GOOD (4) area, and would have a Grading Value of (0) Restored.&nbsp;&nbsp; So for example a 1914-D that lists for aprox $90 in Good (4), a reasonable price for a restored 1914-D would be $8.00 to $ 9.00&nbsp; (10%).&nbsp; If you happen to find a 1918/7-D nickel with restored date that lists for aprox $ 1000 in Good (4), a reasonable price to expect to pay would be around $ 100 restored.&nbsp; Obviously a coin is only worth what a person is willing to pay for it, so use your judgement and remember...Genuine is Genuine.&nbsp; And as to some people drawing differences between restoration techniques...in the end a restored nickel is a restored nickel no matter how it&#039;s done, and even if it &quot;looks better&quot;, it&#039;s STILL RESTORED&quot; and will never be &quot;UNRESTORED&quot; ..BUT...is a legitimate example of that mintage.&nbsp; Dates that hold value when restored are...1913-TY 1 and TY 2 D &amp; S coins.&nbsp; 1914-D, 1914-S, 1915-S, 1915-D, Early Teen D &amp; S coins have value, but not as much as the truly rare issues.&nbsp; 1918/7-D is a winner always.&nbsp; 1921-S and 1926-S (with the lowest mintage of the series) are desirable as well.&nbsp; And as a final note, maybe the only reason you would restore no date Philadelphia coins, is to MAYBE, HOPEFULLY, find a 1916/1916 doubled die Obverse.&nbsp; Finding JUST ONE, would make all your searching worth the trouble.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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