First Restored Date

u cant see the MM's place very well so wait until I post a new one TY

Looks like a 14-D to me. Looks like the top of a "D" there. You can always place a small drop there to expose.

I think there is also a 1918 and a 1921 in my ten. I can just about make it out, but I'm soaking them too just to make sure. No mm on either, though.

i really like this soaking thing how about u?

Tex - I only know what I see on ebay, and what I see happening on ebay is that only the restored keys and semi keys bring any kind of premium - maybe between 15% and 20% of what the coin would be worth in VG condition. Nobody even bothers with the P mints, unless it's a 1914. As for your other question about buying 1913 type 1's at 35 cents each, I would say that's a fair deal, just don't expect to make any money off of them, whether selling them in the condition that you buy them or with their dates restored.

Tex - on another discussion thread I mentioned that I contacted a seller on ebay who has some pretty high quality restorations. He wouldn't say what he uses (not too surprising) but he sent me a 4 ounce sample of it. Way more powerful than Nic-a-date and the first nickel I tried it on came out horribly. I went back to his website and read the page he has on his restoration process and noticed that he said he cleans the nickels before restoring them. Tried that on a 1913 T1 last night and had GREAT results on the reverse, but the date was still pretty faint. Probably more a problem with the strike than the process. I'm going to try it on an acid dated 1916 tonight. Only takes about 30 seconds to work. Will let you know how it turns out.

This should make it easier!