Todays nickel box: A mini-herd rumbles through!

[HistoryH22]

Today's nickel box: A mini-herd rumbles through!

Hello all,

Today's box made up for last week's skunk and more. While I still haven't found a single war nickel 6 boxes in, I won't complain. Almost from the beginning buffaloes were popping up in my rolls, a total of five in all today. Four were dateless, with the lone date being a 1926-P. In addition, I found an fantastic looking 1941 Jefferson, as well as a 2006 Canadian nickel. Aside from nic-a-date, what are good ways to retrieve dates on buffaloes? Thanks for the read, and happy hunting!

 

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[scruggs]

That's a good box....Congratulations!!

 

[HistoryH22]

One of the dateless has revealed to be a 1918-P. Not bad!

 

[ArkieBassMan]

My preference is nic-a-date. There are other methods, such as salt/vinegar, but they turn the whole coin a yucky color. If you get the nic-a-date in just the right spot, its not that noticeable.

 

[iammoleman2]

I have used vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to reveal the date on a worn buffalo but what is this "nic-a-date" you speak of?

 

[port ewen ace]

that is name of product, available at coin stores, Amazon & ebay ( about $7). 1 drop in area of date, break surface tension with toothpick, let sit for 1 - 2 minutes. blot dry with napkin, then wash coin with soap. repeat if date is not clear enough to read. leaves a light grey stain with some orange peel texture in applied area.

 

[HistoryH22]

I ended up doing the vinegar/peroxide method. It's worked quite well so far. One is a 1918, another is a 1916. One of the really worn ones is starting to pop out too. It appears to be 191?, but I can't quite tell the last digit yet. No dice on #4 though.

 

[Quin]

I ended up doing the vinegar/peroxide method. It's worked quite well so far. One is a 1918, another is a 1916. One of the really worn ones is starting to pop out too. It appears to be 191?, but I can't quite tell the last digit yet. No dice on #4 though.

Great box! could you post a picture of all of the buffaloes after you get the dates off of them? I'm curious to see what they look like after that process. Thanks!

 

[HistoryH22]

Great box! could you post a picture of all of the buffaloes after you get the dates off of them? I'm curious to see what they look like after that process. Thanks!

Ill post a picture of them tomorrow. Hopefully my phone camera can pick up on the faint dates. Either way, youll be able to notice the difference between a normal buffalo and an acid treated one. The acid treated ones dont have luster, and are much duller in comparison to a normal. Still, it was worth it to see the dates. So far Im at a 1916, 1917-D or S (I think it's a D), and a 1918. The last one continues to refuse to give a date.

 

[HistoryH22]

Here's the comparison. On that same note, I'm a dumb rookie and didn't realize that the last dateless is more than likely a Type 1 1913. I simply figured it was so incredibly worn on the hill. Turns out, I was wrong. Oh well, we all make mistakes. Trying to find a mintmark on it for posterity at least. Top left is the 1926. The rest are vinegar-peroxide soaked.

 

[cdickrun64]

I have used vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to reveal the date on a worn buffalo but what is this "nic-a-date" you speak of?

What is your formula,,? 50/50?

 

[HistoryH22]

What is your formula,,? 50/50?

I did enough vinegar to cover the buffaloes by about two height, and then added a tablespoon of peroxide. It worked quite well considering I was able to see the dates after about a night of soaking (some even earlier).