Is There A Way To Make A Silver Coin's Worn Date Digit More Visible ?

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JBL Valued Member United Kingdom 289 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 07:12 am * Edited by Staff to clarify topic title. * * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. Previously posted in Identification: Unidentified Coins, Medals, and Tokens. * As title really. It always seems to be the final date digit that is worn so you can see 190 ? Is there any way in which to make this worn digit just a little more definite in order to date accurately. I have tried magnifying lenses and holding the coin at an angle to a light source, a loupe and even just dampening the date area. Sometimes the light shadow can help but is there any other way ? If Mods think this is the wrong section of the forum to ask then please move as appropriate. Cheers Brian. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 07:16 am @JBL, for some alloys, you can bring out worn details by acid treatment. In the US, this has been done commonly for very worn Buffalo nickels in order to check the date. Of course, the numismatic value generally decreases with this harsh treatment, but I guess that sometimes a rarity is found this way. "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." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
JBL Valued Member United Kingdom 289 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 07:21 am Thanks Spence. I should have added to my original question that I was thinking of silver content coins rather than nickel alloy ones. Cheers Brian. Report this Post to the Staff
CJ18850 Pillar of the Community United States 575 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 07:28 am Many use nic-a-date. I need to get some for my buffalo's. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 07:34 am Quote: I was thinking of silver content coins Ah ok, I'm not sure if you can bring back worn details on a silver coin (without tooling). Do you have a low-value example on which you could experiment? Added: Looks like this subject has been discussed many times in the past on CCF. Here is a thread that goes on for 6 pages: http://goccf.com/t/229769 Added: Here is another one that is more focused on jsut silver coins: http://goccf.com/t/38429 "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." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 03/03/2019 07:38 am Report this Post to the Staff
JBL Valued Member United Kingdom 289 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 07:47 am Thanks again. No problem in finding an old silver coin to experiment on !! I will have a long read. Cheers Brian. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 08:03 am Just a caution that Nic-a-date ONLY works on nickels as per their instructions. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/03/2019 09:11 am Usually not worth the trouble on Silver coins. Messing with acids seldom helps a coins value. Report this Post to the Staff
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