Double buffalo day at the casino

[Immy]

Days where I find 2 buffalo nickels are pretty rare. In fact, today is only the third time it's happened and it sure is sweet! After searching about $100 from the slots I found a 1937 first (Fine condition) and one with a worn-off date, so I went to the Nic-a-Date and was I surprised! [red]1913-S Type-1[/red], a new first for my all-time collection! My first clue was the entire "Five Cents" area was worn off the reverse. While that can happen on the "line type" too, it's much more common on the raised ground type. Had to use Nic-a-Date twice to make out the faint S but it's there.

Stopped at the bank for some biz and bought $10 in small dollar coins (I've been neglecting these) and $2.50 in halves from the teller's tray. Got a 1977-S proof half and my first Andrew Jackson $1. Funny thing is, right after I bought the stuff, she moved her tray out of sight into a drawer. Guess she didn't want to be bugged by CRHers anymore!

 

[davest]

at the banks here, we don't ever get to see the tellers' drawers (the cash drawers that is)

 

[seger98]

Nice score IMMY.

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Very nice find. I found a dateless type 1 buffalo earlier this year that I have not taken the nic-a-date to yet, but I can easily tell from the ground on the reverse that it is a type 1.

 

[mistergee]

question....when you see say a silver dime or two in the tellers tray....how doyou go about getting it? do you say "can i have that dime.....19th from the top or do you just ask for enough dimes(or whatever) to make sure you get that one?