Question on how coins are described. Readable date = full date or no?

brendanb438

So I am curious if a seller lists that the coins have readable dates and then you receive a bunch of coins where not a single one has a full date and you can barely make out 1 or 2 numbers in the dates on the majority of the coins do you feel like you have been mislead? Or does the term readable date in the coin community truly mean it is readable if you can make out a single digit? I would think you would want to list it as partial dates instead myself.

Thanks

tightbudget

To me readable data=a date that I can interpret (doesn't necessarily have to have all four digits). For clarification though, it never hurts to ask if all four digits are there or if they're just partial dates.

brendanb438

Here is a picture of some of the coins and you tell me if you think these would be considered readable dates. This is at 300% normal size 300 dpi resolution.




Sorry for the big pic but just want some honest opinions.

RichieURich

In my opinion, the Buffalo nickels that do not have a full date are not worth over 5c except for scarce and rare dates such as 1918/7-D, 1913-D Type 2, etc.

When I sell Buffalo nickels in a group lot, I will usually describe it as "full, 4-digit dates" so that there is no confusion as to the condition of the coins. Full 4-digit date Buffalo nickels (common dates) are currently bid at $20 per roll which is 50c per coin.

tahoe98

...you must've missed the tiny printing under full dates that read "providing you use nic-a-date"

brendanb438

I needed some random rolls of common buffalos w/ full dates and paid the going rate of about $20 for these rolls and am upset that this is what I got. The same seller had up other lots of buffalos which he listed in more detail as partial dates, at least two digits visable to the naked eye.

So because of this I figured well if he is going to list on one auction that type of info, then on another that the dates are readable then they must be two different things. I guess according to this guy that isn't the case. Going to ship the coins back since I don't see them worth more than a nickel each either. Also no matter how I scan the coins or change the size and resolution I can't really get the dates to show at all they are so bad.


EDIT: I need one roll of full date Buffalos don't care about dates at all so as common as you want. Anyone sell me a roll for $20 shipped? I can pay via PayPal right away and shipped via USPS 1st class is cool, but would really appreciate it if they were dropped at the post office tomorrow or Saturday so I could get them sometime in the middle to end of next week.

Thanks,
Brendan