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razorear
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Posted 03/12/2010  5:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add razorear to your friends list  Get a Link to this Message

Does anyone have any secrets or solutions to cleaning up (dup up) Buffalo Nickels. These nickels were dug up in the 60's & 70's. I have about 80 of them and most have no dates and are dark and rusty looking. I want to try to bring the date back on them, but the solution turns very dark when applied. Any help will be appreciated.
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Posted 03/12/2010  5:11 pm  Show Profile  Check Jaobler's eBay Listings   Bookmark this reply Add Jaobler to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

You could try soaking them in white vinegar. That will lightly etch the entire coin surface and in many cases will expose the date. I wouldn't expect it to darken the coin. Worth a try IMO!
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razorear
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Posted 03/12/2010  5:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add razorear to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Hey Thanks, I'll try white vinegar It can't hurt them none.
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razorear
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Posted 03/17/2010  8:19 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add razorear to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

My nickels have been soaking in white vinegar for 4 days. They're trying to loosen up, but the vinegar has a blue tint to it, should I change the vinegar? Why blue?
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Posted 03/17/2010  8:43 pm  Show Profile  Check Halfwitty's eBay Listings   Bookmark this reply Add Halfwitty to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Change the vinegar every couple of days.I would even try to loosen the stuff up with a q-tip first and then change the solution.
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razorear
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Posted 03/18/2010  07:18 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add razorear to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

OK, thanks. Wasn't sure if the vinegar would lose its potency. I guess it does.
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Vinegar is dilute acetic acid which, although a weak acid, does gradually dissolve the copper and nickel metal from the coin surface. The metals are converted to acetate salts and those substances are bluish-green in color, so the vinegar solution gradually turns blue. The acetic acid is used up as the metal is dissolved, so you must change the vinegar in order to have the process continue. You need to keep checking the coins and decide at what point they are "ready". If you wait too long even the major details of the coin will start to disappear.

Please post some photos of your treated nickels if you can. Hopefully you will find some better dates among your coins.

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razorear
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Posted 03/18/2010  10:52 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add razorear to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

What great info on the blue tinting of vinegar. I wish I had a camera, but thats one thing in my life that I never had interest in. I can see now that a camera is pretty much a must on coin forums. I guess I'd better get interested. Will have to do alot of reading. Congrats on your 2000th post.
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Posted 03/27/2010  09:58 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add razorear to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

The white vinegar is doing a fantastic job so far. I've got dates from 1913 thru 1937. Only 1 with a MM so far, 1929-S. I've added 4 "V" nickels to the mix and one is a 1912 something. Its either a D or S or a die chip. Time will tell.
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petcatchris
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Posted 03/31/2010  7:22 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add petcatchris to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

C-L-R
use NOTHING like vinegar which will dissolve the Copper in the coin
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Sure would be cool if you found a 12-S!
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razorear
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Its not, its a D. Got alot of the crust off yesterday. Looks like its filled in though. I don't know if they're common or not, but I'm pretty sure its not coming off. I guess its a die chip.
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I soaked a few 'dateless' buffs in vinegar over the weekend and checked them this morning. I found a 1914, 1917, 1918S, 1920D and a couple 1919's.

There were three 1920 and two 1927's also.

I've got another batch going in today. Six with mintmarks.
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