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Has anyone had anyexperience with the 'wonder product' Nic-a-date? It is supposed to raise the date out of worn Buffalo nickels. |
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Originally posted by madhandles761991
Has anyone had anyexperience with the 'wonder product' Nic-a-date? It is supposed to raise the date out of worn Buffalo nickels.
If you search around in this forum you can find a similar posts on this subject. I don't remember exactly what the reply post mentioned but I believe such methods were discouraged. Maybe another member can reply to your post who remembers or has knowledge about such methods.  |
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Originally posted by madhandles761991
Has anyone had anyexperience with the 'wonder product' Nic-a-date? It is supposed to raise the date out of worn Buffalo nickels.
It is obvious when it has been done and it RARELY adds value, but if you want to then it can be used to bring the date back (barely) on dateless buffs. Do not attempt to sell your creations without mentioning that they have been acid treated or you will have some very angry buyers since it is very obvious when it has been done. |
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In my opinion, a dateless Buff is worth more than one that has had this "date-raising" procedure applied.
I would not do this to any dateless Buff I owned.
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I'm keeping my dateless coins, Buff's included, seperate from my other coins. Now why would a dateless Buff be worth more? Just to you? Or are they worth more than bullion?
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Originally posted by dsking
I'm keeping my dateless coins, Buff's included, seperate from my other coins. Now why would a dateless Buff be worth more? Just to you? Or are they worth more than bullion?
Why do people even own dateless Buffalos for. I don't touch them even with the buffalo because it isn't hard to counterfiet a dateless bUffalo you know  |
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I just tried the ketchup with the coins. doesn't work and it smell very bad
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would it not be worth more to find what the date is even if the coin has been treated? A treated coin with a date has to be worth more than a dateless buff(10cents?)
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In my opinion, a chemical-induced date revelation of a formerly dateless Buffalo is a quasi-altered coin. I don't intentionally collect altered coins and I wouldn't be interested in one if it were for sale. Generally speaking, a dateless Buff is worth only 10-15 cents, but as far as I'm concerned, that's more than an altered coin.
I don't think I'm the only one who thinks this way, either.
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I've had a dateless Buffalo nickel on a mound for a while now and I must admit that using such methods can be tempting. But so far so good. |
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I have personally seen the results of using this 'nick-a-date' acid, and before I would treat one of my dateless Buffs to such a thing, I would take it out and use it for target practice.
They are grotesque in appearance to say the least. No one is fooled into thinking it is anything but a altered coin.
Don't do it. The old coin deserves more respect than that.
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Originally posted by thingee
I've had a dateless Buffalo nickel on a mound for a while now and I must admit that using such methods can be tempting. But so far so good.
Why would you even consider it for a coin with the buf on a mound?! That is guaranteed to be a 1913, so the acid is uneccessary. I know that seasoned numismatists wouldn't consider a nic-a-date buff for their own collection, but there are people who collect low grade stuff that the rest of us consider junk. Since those people exist I think it is silly to tell him that his coins will decrease in value, since there will be some people willing to buy them at steeply reduced prices from normal unaltered coins, which could be more than the 10˘ that they are worth now. |
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Hello Cave Troll:
I don't think its silly to advise someone not to ruin a coin in order to raise its value marginally. How much does a bottle of this acid cost, and how many Buffs have to be subjected to this indignity before the "break even" point is reached?
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Originally posted by The_Cave_Troll
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Originally posted by thingee
I've had a dateless Buffalo nickel on a mound for a while now and I must admit that using such methods can be tempting. But so far so good.
Why would you even consider it for a coin with the buf on a mound?! That is guaranteed to be a 1913, so the acid is uneccessary.
Cavetroll, thanks for educating me. I wasn't aware the mound buffalo was minted only the first year. I knew there was something special about the mound but I didn't know that. I understand now that it would be silly to nic-a-date such a coin. Now this nickel will stay as is. Thanks!
I know that seasoned numismatists wouldn't consider a nic-a-date buff for their own collection, but there are people who collect low grade stuff that the rest of us consider junk. Since those people exist I think it is silly to tell him that his coins will decrease in value, since there will be some people willing to buy them at steeply reduced prices from normal unaltered coins, which could be more than the 10˘ that they are worth now.
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Originally posted by OldDan
I have personally seen the results of using this 'nick-a-date' acid, and before I would treat one of my dateless Buffs to such a thing, I would take it out and use it for target practice.
They are grotesque in appearance to say the least. No one is fooled into thinking it is anything but a altered coin.
Don't do it. The old coin deserves more respect than that.
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Thanks for the education, Troll. I wasn't aware the mound buffalo had only been minted the first year. I will do NOTHING to this nickel. Thanks for the info! |
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