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New Member
United States
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i have a lot of Buffalo nickels that the dates are not readable on so I bought somedate restorer for nickels and it does bring the dates back to life but you can see a spot on the coin where the chemical drop was applied. the coins with no dates had no value are they worth anything with the date but with the spot on the coin? *** Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If the dates on the restored ones are rare, then the value does go up - acid restored key dates can fetch 10 dollars or so. But if it's a common date I would say that the acid restoration actually takes away some value, since then the potential for a key date is gone and you are left with an ugly acid spot on the coin. There is certainly value in dateless Buffalo nickels above face, sometimes I see dealers selling them for as much as 25 cents each. Some times if I can get a good deal I buy some for my dad and he uses them along with old V nickels in an old Nickelodeon horse racing machine from 1928 that he restored to be period-accurate. Edited by llewellin
02/13/2019 9:54 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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 , I buy bulk dateless buffalos from the LCS at 20C a pop. I pick out all the Type 1's and ones with MM's and if they are T1's I sell them as lots. If not I nic-a-date the MM'ed Type 2's. I'll grab 200 or so at a time and it has a decent ROI. Easy way to fill a buffalo album too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 To the Forum. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think they look better if you restore the whole coin versus just restoring the date and mint mark areas. At least they look uniform!
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 United States
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I think they look better if you restore the whole coin versus just restoring the date and mint mark areas "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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New Member
 United States
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thank you all for your comments. I have found several key dates and mint marks with this date restorer.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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I know of a dealer in CA that charges a lot more than $10 for key and semi-key acid dated Buffalos .  |
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United States
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to the Community! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would never buy a coin that had the date restored. However, many people will. |
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Valued Member
United States
93 Posts |
It really depends on who you are trying to sell them to. Some people are ok with it, especially if it's cheaper and something they can afford on a budget, some people want only original looking coins
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New Member
United States
18 Posts |
thanks again for all the welcomes and replies I have found 3 1913 d variety 2 coins and 6 1916 d and a lot of 1915 coins.i did wind up doing the whole coin so the chemical spot does not show up to bad.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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You might consider vinegar and hydrogen peroxide, it is a little slower, but a lot cheaper than Nik -A-Date. If you insist on going the Nik-A-Date route, investigate getting some Ferric Chloride, or circuit board etchant, same stuff but cheaper because you aren't paying for small bottle of brand name stuff.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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A couple of years ago I found a 26-s by using vinegar and peroxide . And a bunch of teens .  |
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New Member
United States
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I've never tried pickled Buffalo
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Valued Member
United States
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Some people are ok with it, especially if it's cheaper and something they can afford on a budget i have several that were probably restored dates. I can't afford better in some dates and I'm not ashamed of it. Better bad dates than no dates I say!  |
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Posted 02/13/2019 9:38 pm
