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Brkdnc Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 05/24/2009 12:11 pm I have seen you can do nickels and maybe silver coins but is it possible to do copper coins? I have a CULL 1796-1807 Draped Bust Large Cent and curiosity is just killing me on what date it could be. OK, I know it's dangerous working with acids and I have read some of the other posts but I was wondering what might work. Report this Post to the Staff

DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/24/2009 12:31 pm I would just keep it and enjoy it as it is. Using chemicals to bring out the date would reduce the value, unless perhaps it was an NC-3. Are any of the legends visible? Sometimes Cuds and die breaks will identify a specific year/die pair. Report this Post to the Staff
Brkdnc Valued Member United States 85 Posts	Posted 05/24/2009 2:54 pm My Cull is a slug. PO-1 or I like the designation BS-1 better. I got 4 bucks in it, no big loss if it gets destroyed. I just think it would be neat if a 17xx year date was raised. It actually looks better in the pictures than in person! Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/25/2009 4:33 pm Yeah...I see what you mean. $4 isn't too bad for an experiment. Still...with the detail left, somebody may be able to narrow down a possible date. I'm not that good with DBCs. Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 05/26/2009 09:02 am As worn as that coin is, I don't think acid would bring out the date. Report this Post to the Staff
coinguybrian Rest in Peace United States 5375 Posts	Posted 05/26/2009 10:13 am I would like to try this some day, actually. If anyone knows anything that could work on this, I would be interested in acid dating some LC's, since some dates are pretty scarce. Report this Post to the Staff
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