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UPDATE!!!! - - - Questions re: No-Date Buffalo Nickels for YN "Rainy-Day" Activity
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I was wondering where I could find a good source of reasonably-priced bulk No-Date Buffalo nickels, to use in a "rainy-day" activity with YN collectors.
I remember the "thrill of the hunt" as a kid using "Nic-a-Date" and seeing long-worn-down dates re-appear on the coins, and thought it might be a fun activity for them as well.
I thought eBay might be a source, but it seems most listed lots have their prices bid-up by the possibility of finding "rare" dates among them. I was surprised, because I always though of Nic-a-Date as a "last resort" for filling a hole in a Whitman folder, but that it left behind a stained date area & pretty much removed any value of the coin from a collectible standpoint. Am I wrong?
What should bulk Buffalo's go for these days, and does anyone know reasonable sources?
Thanks in advance.
- - Dave
UPDATE!!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!
Thanks to help from a fellow Forum member, we were able to buy a full roll of "dateless" buffalo's and restore 80% of them so far (some appear to have the date area "fractured-off" or too far gone to recover.
Most of the restored coins would look to be along the same grade as the 1913S "acid-treated" example linked to below by LickThoseStamps, although the date area might be either darker or shinier than that example.
Looking at the dates found, 9 filled holes in one Whitman folder collection (cutting that folder's "needs" list from 12 down to just 6!). When I went to my dated "1998 Blackbook" guide to US Coins - - 36th edition, I was floored by the value they placed on those dates and others. The G-4's alone were usually several bucks, and the F-12's & EF-40's REALLY started to take off!! If I am right in my estimation of most of the restored coins as similar to the linked coin, what % of the listed values would "acid-treated" coins bring?
Here's a full list of restored dates (and counts) found - - not bad for a first time out at 15 cents each!!
1913-D (2)** - - (both will fill holes once I determine which type they are - - anyone have good, large pics showing how to tell on well-worn coins?)
1914**
1914-D
1914-S**
1915 (2)
1915-D**
1916 (4)
1917
1917-S**
1918 (2)
1918-D**
1919
1919-S**
1920 (3)
1921-S (2)**
1923
1923-S (2)**
1924
1924-D**
1926 (2)
9 unknown
** = filled a "hole" in Whitman folder
I remember the "thrill of the hunt" as a kid using "Nic-a-Date" and seeing long-worn-down dates re-appear on the coins, and thought it might be a fun activity for them as well.
I thought eBay might be a source, but it seems most listed lots have their prices bid-up by the possibility of finding "rare" dates among them. I was surprised, because I always though of Nic-a-Date as a "last resort" for filling a hole in a Whitman folder, but that it left behind a stained date area & pretty much removed any value of the coin from a collectible standpoint. Am I wrong?
What should bulk Buffalo's go for these days, and does anyone know reasonable sources?
Thanks in advance.
- - Dave
UPDATE!!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!
Thanks to help from a fellow Forum member, we were able to buy a full roll of "dateless" buffalo's and restore 80% of them so far (some appear to have the date area "fractured-off" or too far gone to recover.
Most of the restored coins would look to be along the same grade as the 1913S "acid-treated" example linked to below by LickThoseStamps, although the date area might be either darker or shinier than that example.
Looking at the dates found, 9 filled holes in one Whitman folder collection (cutting that folder's "needs" list from 12 down to just 6!). When I went to my dated "1998 Blackbook" guide to US Coins - - 36th edition, I was floored by the value they placed on those dates and others. The G-4's alone were usually several bucks, and the F-12's & EF-40's REALLY started to take off!! If I am right in my estimation of most of the restored coins as similar to the linked coin, what % of the listed values would "acid-treated" coins bring?
Here's a full list of restored dates (and counts) found - - not bad for a first time out at 15 cents each!!
1913-D (2)** - - (both will fill holes once I determine which type they are - - anyone have good, large pics showing how to tell on well-worn coins?)
1914**
1914-D
1914-S**
1915 (2)
1915-D**
1916 (4)
1917
1917-S**
1918 (2)
1918-D**
1919
1919-S**
1920 (3)
1921-S (2)**
1923
1923-S (2)**
1924
1924-D**
1926 (2)
9 unknown
** = filled a "hole" in Whitman folder
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John
SFC, US Army (Ret.) 1974-1994
ANACS will net-grade acid treated coins in their slabs and they bring a premium. Teletrade 1913-s type 2
Some of the date-restored coins, where the entire coin is treated, are not bad looking. One could easily put together a set of key dates cheaply.
The mint marked ones bring a quarter whether the exact mint
mark is discernable or not and the Phillys are 15c.
It might be worth the extra dime now days.
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Thanks!!
- - Dave
- - Dave