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So I decided to expand on my Buffalo nickel collection, and since I have very little money, I decided to get some dateless buffaloes from my dealer. Got 17 of them for $0.13 a piece. One of them was a type one, and another was a 1929 (no mintmark) partial date. I currently have all the other 15 in vinegar to see what date comes up. Stay tuned for pics  Edit: Decided to put the type 1 in vinegar to see if a mint mark would show up Edited by CrazyCat
09/19/2012 7:14 pm
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Can't wait to see how they turn out! What sort of vinegar are you using?
Edited by sheeptotherescue
09/19/2012 7:51 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I hope everyone is using just standard 5% acetic acid solution. I don't think buffalo would go well with a balsamic vinaigrette!
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I'm using ordinary white vinegar (5% acetic acid) because like philadelphian said, a balsamic vinaigrette would go much better on salads than on coins. |
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Teeheehee! I staying tuned for the pics!
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Would soaking a silver coin in vinegar work? I have a dateless Standing Liberty that I would love to know the date of.
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United States
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Only works on nickels.
Pretty good pick up. I regularly buy dateless buffs from my guy for 10 cents each. Sometimes I get lucky and he sells me a full date nickel (V, buff, or jeff) for 35 cents!
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I am staying tuned to see what you come up with!
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Okay, so here's the first pics. Only one new date showed up. It looks like a 1920-P! Here's the coins side by side. 1920 on left, 1929 on right:  Now the reverse:  And a closeup of the date on the 1920 because it's really hard to see in the first pic:  |
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Neat! Thanks for sharing!
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Why not just use nic-a-date and get the results within a few seconds?
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Availability? (hard to use if you don't have it around)
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I know that nic-a-date would be much easier, but I don't have any of it, so I had to settle for vinegar.
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How much does a bottle of Nic-A-Date cost?
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Good question, I was just wondering that too.
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Posted 09/19/2012 8:21 pm
