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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I don't know if this is a dumb question but: I'm thinking of buying a few Nic-a-Date Buffalo nickels to fill missing date album holes. Any way to "remove" the Nic-a-Date Stain? |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1952 Posts |
yes put nic a date on the whole coin. it wont be no worse than having one with just the date scared
Gary
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, what's "Nic-a-Date" ?
what's it used for ?
it's not in the GLOSSARY ...
Peter in Oz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1713 Posts |
Nic a date is used to find a date on dateless Buffalo nickels. I have recently heard talk of people using it on other coins too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
20753 Posts |
True it brings back dates on coins like the Standing Liberty quarters, other coins where the date has vanished. If you have a almost worthless coin where it has been used, you may want to experiment with other things to see if you can discuise the stain. Such things as Tar-X, Lemon Juice, Vinegar and other cleaning type agents may get rid of the stain. However, they will further make the coin appear cleaned but if it's a restored date, a cleaning will not make much difference. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
914 Posts |
I have a lot of stained nickels. I'll try the lemon juice and vinegar on the stain tonight and tell you how it goes.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
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G'day, what's "Nic-a-Date" ?
Nic-a-date is an etching acid used to "raise" the date on dateless Buffalo nickels. Obviously it will damage a coin where it is used but a damaged date is a little better than no date. Also since you are an Aussie, you may not be aware of the fact that Buffalo nickels had a design problem that caused the date to be one of the highest parts of the coin. Consequently, it was the first part of the design to disappear. I believe that the product is designed to specifically work with nickel and not other metals. Yechi, since it is an etching acid, it is not a stain left behind but in fact the surface of the coin has been permanently etched. That is the reason why using nic-a-date is considered to be damaging. |
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New Member
United States
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I purchased some nic-a-date coins. You can get them on ebay for about 1/10th of the G4 value. For example, I bought a 1913 D Type 2 Nickel for $8.00, about 1/10th its value. I also saw a 1918 8 over 7 restored go for $136.00. Again, about 1/10th its value. ome of these coins are done really nice, yet others leave a terrible stain. Many people won't touch a restored date but feel fine about dipping their coins. Go figure. |
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Forum Mom
 United States
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In my opinion, there is no way to remove the stain. I recommend NOT immersing the entire coin. It will leave a flat, grainy appearance that is very unattractive and I think you would not be happy with them.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day biokemist6, & thankyou.
I never heard of such a problem before: live & learn.
thanks again,
Peter in Oz
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Posted 08/22/2007 06:23 am
