what to do with my acid-dated buffs?

jmcu12

I had a project, just a fun thing, and that was to put together a complete set of Buffalos using no-date coins and then acid treating them.

The project is only about 3/4 done and I have a lot of these left. What should I do with them?

Spend them to spike interest?
Sell them on the bay/on the BST?

What are your ideas?

comma

Make them into hobo nickels

bsshog40

To be honest I would like to see some before and after pics or a utube video of the process and how it works. I've never seen it done and have heard of them. The buffs I have are in a dansco and I would know if any of them were acid treated or not. To get bac to your question also, I think it would be cool to put them in a Dansco, let them tone some, then maybe sell Toned Acid Treated Buffalo Dansco. I'm sure there would be someone that would buy it.

123cents

They would make a nice belt.

shorecoll

First get yourself some Chinese PCGS slabs...wait, oh sorry!!! wrong forum.

JamesMurray

If you decide to try and move them on ebay ensure full disclosure on what's been done to them. I once bought an album claimed to be full of buffalos and found over half had been acid treated which leaves a discoloured blob where the date was in many instances.I tried to gove them to a 4 year old with a vague interest in coins...more an interest in obtaining my magnifying glasses..but even she looked at me kinda funny on inspecting them and declined to take them home.

PerryHall

<< <i>If you decide to try and move them on ebay ensure full disclosure on what's been done to them. I once bought an album claimed to be full of buffalos and found over half had been acid treated which leaves a discoloured blob where the date was in many instances.I tried to gove them to a 4 year old with a vague interest in coins...more an interest in obtaining my magnifying glasses..but even she looked at me kinda funny on inspecting them and declined to take them home. >>



What kind of feedback did you leave?

JamesMurray

My usual Perry , none at all. The seller had the story one see's now and then about losing the job and xmas upon him etc .. I look on negs as a bad thing in my ebay history whether given or recieved,id rather not have any either way.

MsMorrisine

I'd keep them.

a full date run of previously dateless buffs would be interesting.

(doubt you'd be able to sell them for much more than 5c each )

I wouldn't spend them though. If you are set upon getting rid of them, do a give-away.

droopyd

I'd probably keep them too, but if that doesn't work for you, you can:

1) sell them in bulk to jewelry makers (going price many years ago was 25 cents a pop, I assume it's higher now);

2) sell them in bulk on eBay (with full disclosure of course);

3) release them back into the wild.