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Phoneguy Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 02/22/2009 4:10 pm The using vinegar to restore dates on Buffalos thread moved me to give it a try. My wife picked up a few coins and a US note as Christmas presents for me. The shop owner followed the tradition of giving old US coins in change. Usually no date Buffalo 5¢ or worn out Indian Head 1¢. The coins are only worth their face value of course and generate goodwill. She handed me two Buffs with no dates. I studied both pieces with a 10X loupe and there was no hint of a date or MM. What the heck, the Buffs are only worth 5¢ so in they went for a vinegar bath on 2/15. Today under my loupe Presto! A 1919 and a 1916. The '16 is not a DDO. Both Buffs have taken on a brownish hue. I'll leave them in until I can read the dates and check for MMs with no magnification. Report this Post to the Staff

rohumpy Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 02/23/2009 06:07 am I just tried the same thing on some dateless buffaloes. It took about a week of soaking. As a bonus, I guess, I had two buffaloes with the dark brown, almost black corrosion on them. The vinegar soak removed the corrosion. Of course, the coins have been altered, but they were worthless to begin with. Report this Post to the Staff
sfwusc Pillar of the Community United States 615 Posts	Posted 02/23/2009 4:07 pm ok so I just didn't leave mine under the H3C-COOH long enough... A week it is then. I have one dateless nickel that wants a date. -SWUSC Report this Post to the Staff
highroller4321 Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 02/23/2009 10:01 pm Ill give you 10 cents for every dateless buffalo you get Report this Post to the Staff
rohumpy Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 05:43 am I just received in the mail a price list of buffaloes. One listing is of a 1916 DDO with a restored date/coin. Not sure from the description whether only the date has been restored or the entire coin has been subjected to restoration---a la buffalo reincarnations. The price was over 2300 dollars. Anyone here think this is reasonable? Would you spend that for a restored 1916DDO? Edited by rohumpy 02/24/2009 05:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
numismo Rest in Peace United States 3039 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 08:28 am NO NO NO NO NO and NO Report this Post to the Staff
soldier4Christ Valued Member United States 419 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 1:13 pm They make nice fillers but I wouldn't pay any more than I would for a holed or damaged filler! Report this Post to the Staff
SJUHawks Valued Member United States 383 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 1:59 pm I get dateless buffs from my coin shop for 15¢ each. I got about a dozen a week ago and dropped the right into vinegar. Today I've got a 1916, 1918, two 1920s and a 1935. They do make excellent fillers. Also, if I want, he'll buy them back for 25¢ if they have all 4 digits readable. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 02/24/2009 7:04 pm Quote: ok so I just didn't leave mine under the H3C-COOH long enough... A week it is then. I have one dateless nickel that wants a date. -SWUSC That is Acedic Acid. Vinegar is 4% to 8% of that mixed with water. The stronger the Acedic percentage, the faster that will work. I'd never buy a restored dated one. To many chances the date was tampered with and when that worn, not to easy to see alterations. Report this Post to the Staff
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