I hope you guys as sharp as I think you are cus I need a little help with this one, I have this buffalo nickel and cant figure out what year it is is there any way of telling ?
While that coin is very toasted, what you can try is this. With a very strong light, and an eye loupe, you can tilt the coin at certain angles and you will be able to make out a date. ( Sometimes).
Be aware, though, if you're successful in restoring the date, propriety requires you mention it's been done if you offer it for sale down the road. This is not a dishonorable practice - everybody knows Buffalo dates wear off and restoring them is acceptable - but as a result original unrestored coins whose dates are still readable tend to carry a premium.
Yes, that's correct. When you sell it for twenty cents, make sure you let the buyer know what you did! !
thanks for the info , I just didn't know if it was a dual date 17 over 18's . so if I soak it in vinager the honest thing to do is to tell the person (if it was one of them ) that I did that is that what your saying ?
Yes; if you check Ebay auctions you'll see a bunch of them which mention "restored date" or something similar. Once you've seen a bunch of them, you'll be able to tell a restored date 9 times out of ten, which will be a factor in your choice of who to do business with. A certain level of wear, with a date still readable, is a pretty good red flag. The date problem with Buffs is such that restored ones lose less a percentage of their value than another issue might if it were so ill-treated (according to the "regular" rules of how to treat coins).
I don't see a "D" mint mark. If one is not there to do not have a "dual date" that we like to refer to as an "overdate."
yea ok I myself don't like to do side ways business so dully noted thank you for that info ill just try to stear away from coins with bad dates , again thanks guys
