1918 Philadelphia Buffalo Nickel Overstrike?

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walkingjim New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 02/19/2025 3:28 pm Hi, I was going through some Buffalo nickels & came across this 1918 Philadelphia that appears to have a date struck over it. Since the 1919 wouldn't come down in the direction of the overstrike, I didn't know what I was looking at. Any help would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 32709 Posts	Posted 02/19/2025 8:10 pm @walk, there is a known 1918/7 overdate issued for the Denver mint: https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts/coin...-7-d-5c/3939 Any chance that your coin has a D mintmark? Maybe add overall pics of both sides to this thread. Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
walkingjim New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 02/19/2025 11:10 pm Here are pictures of the obverse, reverse & a closeup of the "five cents. Report this Post to the Staff
Marve65 Pillar of the Community United States 4629 Posts	Posted 02/19/2025 11:23 pm I'm not seeing any type of overdate. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 157664 Posts	Posted 02/20/2025 09:23 am Interesting find, but the bottom of the alleged 9 or 7 seems too far away from where it should be. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
walkingjim New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 02/20/2025 09:46 am Thanks for the responses. Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1484 Posts	Posted 02/20/2025 1:56 pm @walkingjim - Sorry, doesn't appear to be an overstrike. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 64152 Posts	Posted 02/21/2025 09:24 am to CCF. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 47/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2584 Posts	Posted 02/24/2025 5:15 pm No overdate in my opinion. The official 9 would not reach over that far. What may be happening is a die crack possibly seen at the rim at 7 o'clock may be continuing lightly into the date? Or it might be a light scratch from the rim to the date area. Might need to examine at higher magnification and repeat photo posting. Report this Post to the Staff
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