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colonelgreen New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 06/12/2023 09:51 am bwEj9JuMy00 I was watching this video on revealing Shield nickels. I suppose the reason why there are virtually no Poor-1 graded ones is that the date wears the most. Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 94728 Posts	Posted 06/12/2023 10:33 pm ok, that first image is just Ridiculous. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Edited by Dearborn 06/12/2023 10:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24905 Posts	Posted 06/12/2023 11:32 pm I wasted a few minutes watching them accomplish nothing. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6452 Posts	Posted 06/13/2023 12:08 am Is the Nic-a-date considered cleaning, or just PMD? Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24905 Posts	Posted 06/13/2023 02:17 am I tend to think that applying acid to a coin goes beyond cleaning into the PMD realm. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 06/13/2023 02:48 am to the CCF! The only reason I would use ANY etching acid type of coin restorer would be out of curiosity. I wouldn't buy and use the product in order to bring out the date and sell a coin. I have a few restored semi-key Buffalo nickels that my Local Coin Dealer gave me. They are NOT pretty. The way I see it, these poor coins have had a hard life and served their intended purpose well. It takes time to wear them down to a 'Dateless' state. We should let them rest in peace, so to speak. Bringing them back by artificial means just seems wrong to me. The original Before and After opening image just isn't possible. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 06/13/2023 1:19 pm This is the first time I've ever seen Nic-A-Date in action. Wow! It's really neat. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 06/13/2023 6:23 pm Quote: Is the Nic-a-date considered cleaning, or just PMD? Neither; it would be considered "extreme restoration". It is intended to only be used on coins that are otherwise unidentifiable in terms of year and mintmark. The resultant coins are classed as "restored date", rather than "cleaned" or just "damaged", though the market value of restored-date coins ought to be along similar lines to cleaned and damaged coins. Nic-a-date is acidic. Using it on coins that do not need it would unnecessarily damage the coin, rather than clean it. The TPGs give them details grades and note "acid treated" on the slab when people send them in for authentication. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/13/2023 6:31 pm Agree, well summarized. Report this Post to the Staff
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