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Acid Date Buffalo

DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,215 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Will PCGS encapsulate a 1918/17 acid date buffalo that clearly shows the overdate?
Obviously I understand it would be details graded in some fashion.

If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.

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  • MarkKelleyMarkKelley Posts: 1,911 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes.

  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 4,855 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hopefully it is a D, too.

  • DollarAfterDollarDollarAfterDollar Posts: 3,215 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks. I seem to recall seeing a slab in the past with the description "acid date" but which service.........time makes me forgetful.

    And yes, a "D" of course.

    If you do what you always did, you get what you always got.
  • Joey29Joey29 Posts: 458 ✭✭✭

    How much is an acid 1918/7 nickel valued at?

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,328 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’m surprised that PCGS would would certify an acid date Buffalo Nickel. It’s been my understanding that the restoration of the date is sometimes temporary. I have only seen these pieces; I have never owned one.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have seen them slabbed (and there is one posted above by @1630Boston). At least it will be authenticated. Cheers, RickO

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,154 ✭✭✭✭✭

    40 odd years ago, I acid dated several nickels and have ran across 1 or 2 in a junk box that still read the date as clear as ever with no deterioration from then.
    Jim


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  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Live and learn.
    Now I need to find those Buffs that I did this on.
    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • 1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 13,981 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's a post from 5 years ago discussing the pros and cons of TPG's grading acid etched Nickels, if interested.

    How do you grade and acid treated or acid etched buffalo nickel??

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/979934/how-do-you-grade-and-acid-treated-or-acid-etched-buffalo-nickel/p1

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  • WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,882 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1630Boston said:

    Thanks for the link.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/979934/how-do-you-grade-and-acid-treated-or-acid-etched-buffalo-nickel/p1

    Wayne

    Kennedys are my quest...

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,494 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jesbroken said:
    40 odd years ago, I acid dated several nickels and have ran across 1 or 2 in a junk box that still read the date as clear as ever with no deterioration from then.
    Jim

    Back in the late 1960's I used to buy coins at Twin City Coins, in East Chicago, Indiana. Nothing special for a young "fill the slot" collector.

    Though long gone and only a memory to people like me, The husband and wife owners were kind and supportive.
    I believe the shop owners name was Paul Gallagher.

    They had an acid treated 18/7 D Buff for sale for $20.00 dollars. That was well out of my league price wise, but I stood in awe of it.

    I bought the new 1968 P D S set of Lincolns for 25 Cents, as it was in my price range.

    Pete

    "I tell them there's no problems.....only solutions" - John Lennon
  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,869 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jesbroken said:
    40 odd years ago, I acid dated several nickels and have ran across 1 or 2 in a junk box that still read the date as clear as ever with no deterioration from then.
    Jim

    As long as the acid was washed away after treatment I don't see any chance that the date would deteriorate. The acid removes the metal.

  • bramn8rbramn8r Posts: 877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now I'm motivated to see if this one will cross, ANACS AG3 details, acid treated date

  • DisneyFanDisneyFan Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭✭✭

    NOW I'M CURIOUS - HOW CAN YOU TELL AN ACID TREATED DATE?

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,420 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @DisneyFan said:
    NOW I'M CURIOUS - HOW CAN YOU TELL AN ACID TREATED DATE?

    There's a stain in the date area that's quite visible.

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  • BUFFNIXXBUFFNIXX Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yes and they have done this for me.

    Collector of Buffalo Nickels and other 20th century United States Coinage
    a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"

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