Buffalo Nickel - can't read the date
My 12 year old dug a buffalo nickel last year on one of our treasure hunt days, which she just came across in her drawer last night. (We're total amateurs but love history and mysteries. Hubby has a cheap MD but I'm getting him a new one for Christmas - don't tell!) Anyway, the nickel has so much build up on it, especially the indian head side, that we can't even make out the date. I can tell that the buffalo has four legs.
I've been researching about cleaning coins, and not to if they're rare. But if I can't see the date, how do I know if it's rare? Is there a minimum I can do, perhaps just to the date area? What would you all recommend? We'd never sell it anyway, unless it was worth enough to pay for her college tuition...
Sorry, I don't have access to a camera today so I can't post a photo.
My 12 year old dug a buffalo nickel last year on one of our treasure hunt days, which she just came across in her drawer last night. (We're total amateurs but love history and mysteries. Hubby has a cheap MD but I'm getting him a new one for Christmas - don't tell!) Anyway, the nickel has so much build up on it, especially the indian head side, that we can't even make out the date. I can tell that the buffalo has four legs.
I've been researching about cleaning coins, and not to if they're rare. But if I can't see the date, how do I know if it's rare? Is there a minimum I can do, perhaps just to the date area? What would you all recommend? We'd never sell it anyway, unless it was worth enough to pay for her college tuition...
Sorry, I don't have access to a camera today so I can't post a photo.
