Sheesh!...ya just never know!

millennium

About a year ago I put this coin and several other buff nicks on eBay to sell.. I have accumulated quite a few over the years and was trying to clean up some of the mess.....Anyway, the coins sold, but were returned because the buyer was not satisfied. I had a full return policy, which I do on all of my sales, but the other day I was going through the mess I call "the stuff found over the years", and came across it again.. Well, this time I decided to sell it alone and look at the results so far....with 2 days still left for bidding!

1913 S Ty2 Buffalo Nickel


I AM not posting here to sell..I just want you guys to know that you just NEVER know what some of this stuff will sell for.....

Riccar

Very nice Steve,
I love to hear about this hobby contributing back... hope the winner this time is happy
and you get to keep the winnings.

Couple quick questions:
I know the whole "don't clean coins thing" but why wouldn't you want to use the pecan
shell tumbling method you mentioned on a nickel like that? I thought Rob had mentioned
it wouldn't be too bad

Or, would even a pro be able to "conserve" a dug nickel? - thanks for the insight... I know
you guys have been at this for awhile and know all the pro's / con's and have the experiences
to back things up... The reason I ask is because I dug a semi-key buff: 1917 - S and am
just curious if I should "gently" clean it or leave it alone. Figure I know the answer since you
didn't clean it but I was hoping to find out why you didn't.

Also, you been out lately? I still like going to your web site and seeing those cool finds
you've made over the years.

HH, Rick

millennium

Hey Rick,

The pecan tumbling thing works pretty well...given a long period of time, and this nickel was done that way. It was in absolutely horrible shape out of the ground. I also used a mild vinegar and salt bath to get the color lighter. I do NOT recommend cleaning a coin that has any value though! This was one of those where I didn't care if I sold it or not. On your buffalo, I would soak it for a period of time in "Goo Gone", to get rid of the dirt and debris...But keep an eye on it for unnatural color change. Then a light bath in vinegar and salt, just enough salt to taste.....But be careful for the color change (light pink), once it does, there is no going back.

Good luck! I have not been lately, I hurt my back in a ladder accident....fell off a 12 ft extension ladder and ruptured a disk in my lower back...but I am on the mend and ready to go...maybe today for that matter...LM and I were going the other day, when he found his silver dime, but I missed him......

speer34

Good luck on your auction. I remember back when you sold all of them together the first time--If I'm not mistaken, it went to about $65 or so. Maybe this one will reach that point by itself. You have two or three bidder's on there who have bid multiple times. Maybe they get into a bidding war and it goes thru the roof

lordmarcovan

Well, that IS the key date...

Riccar

Thanks for the info Steve, I'll try that and let you know how it goes. Right now it's just
sitting in a 2x2 in my detecting binder.

Sorry to hear about your back. I had a "ladder incident" a couple years ago and I can still
feel it. Hope you're back out there soon so we can see more of those awesome finds...

HH, Rick

goldrush00013

Wow, I hope everything goes well with your transaction!

millennium

WOW! is right!.....Pretty good for a nickel from the ground!...... It closed at over$122.00