No date buffalos, what can be found?
davewesen
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I have a pile of no date buffalo nickels I am going to go through. What dates nd mintmarks can be determined before submitting to acid? I thought of the following, can you add any more?
1913 type 1 on mound - P,D,S
1916/16 DDO
1937-D 3 legged
am trying to decide if any other DDO, DDR, RPMs or worn dies are specific identifiers ....
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1917 DDR: http://www.varietyvista.com/03 Buffalo Nickels/1917PDDR001.htm
When I was a teenager I found an 18/17-D with no date. Look for the mintmark leaning to the left.
1920 can be identified by the curl in the hair ribbon.
3-1/2 leggers. 13-P Ty 1, 16-d, 17-D, 26-D, 27-D and 36-D.
Don't forget the 35-P DDR and 38-D/S.
Isn't there something about a Two Feathers Buffalo?
https://www.pcgs.com/news/scarce-two-feathers-buffalo-nickels
Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )
with a no dater, will you be able to determine if 16-d, 17-D, 26-D, 27-D or 36-D?
and same about the 2- feathers - if you find one, how can you tell which one you got?
1921 & 1921-S have re-engraved hair details on the Indian’s braid. Please don’t ask me for pics, because I don’t own either one.
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Also, a 1938-D/S is the only over-mintmark in the series, so this could be found, although most 1938-Ds are not dateless.
Edit: Sorry @MarkKelley for repeating your post.
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OP may at least be able to identify coins that are 3-1/2 leggers. You're correct that unless there is some fragment of the date visible, the year would remain unknown. No idea about the 2-feathers, wasn't on the list I posted.
Don't forget laminations. Buffalos are a good source for them.
@CRHer700
Yes, a heavily worn 38D is very hard to find, seems like most were set aside. Similar to a well worn 1950D Jefferson
My experience with these is that unless they are found in the higher grades (VF+), where a date would be easily visible, they don't command much of a premium any more. I can imagine without dates they're worth far less. I bought a group of them rather cheaply, all with clear dates as part of a larger error/variety deal and decided to sell them in lots rather than invest a lot of time photographing the individual coins and making individual listings. As you can see, while there is a premium for them, it's not much. Some dates are worth more than others, but the key word here is 'dates'. Here's what I got for those 2 lots:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266593224223
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266456978524