2 Buffalo Nickels with no date but show E Pluribus Unum

[damien41]

These Buffalo Nickels have no dates on them. Any information would be great.

 

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[WhiteTornado]

I'd have to see the front (the obverse) but dateless Buffalo Nickels are common. The date area is a known high-wear point. Yours looks unusually shiny, at least per the pic. Was it cleaned? Just asking because typically a dateless Buffalo looks very circulated.

 

[cudamark]

Get some Nic-a-Date if you really want to figure out what they are.

 

[damien41]

Just brushed them. They were pulled out of the ground around my house which is .5 miles away from the Battle of Saratoga. Bemis Heights location. I do have pictures of the front of them.

 

[damien41]

Front of un-dated Buffalo Nickel.

 

[WhiteTornado]

Get some Nic-a-Date if you really want to figure out what they are.

^^This. I've used it numerous times, works like a charm. You never know when it may be a key date.

 

[enamel7]

What did you use to brush them, a wire brush?

 

[damien41]

Jewelry tools. I make and repair jewelry. I have dremel tools that clean precious metals. I also make gold bullion. On newer coins, I will use a dremel tool. For really old coins, I will use jewelry tools. I also have a coin that many people don't know about. I will show pics.

 

[damien41]

Has anyone ever seen one of these?

 

[RobRieman]

Has anyone ever seen one of these?

It looks like a token to me.

 

[BigWaveDave]

there was a series of those classic car tokens, released in the 70's from what I recall, there are millions of them

 

[cudamark]

What does the other side look like?

 

[enamel7]

Yeah, I think Sunoco gave them out.

 

[Kodiak43351]

I clean dug buffs and a shield nickel with apple cider vinegar and a little peroxide to see if I can pull dates but they don't shine after I'm done they look like this.

 

[RustyGold]

I clean dug buffs and a shield nickel with apple cider vinegar and a little peroxide to see if I can pull dates but they don't shine after I'm done they look like this.

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Thanks for the tip Kodiak!

 

[Kodiak43351]

It takes about 24 hrs to get them this clean. They don't shine but sure do clean up and show detail.

 

[mrwilburino]

Get some Nic-a-Date if you really want to figure out what they are.

They still make that stuff? I've got a bottle of Nic-a-Date that's over 40 yrs old. Haven't tried it lately, but I remember it working pretty well.......just don't leave it on too long.