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Valued Member
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Can I assume this is a 1913 or are there others without the line. Thanks  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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1913 Raised Ground for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
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Correct! As a kid we found plenty of these. At the time, (early 60's) there was an acid available that when placed on the date area would bring out the date. Of course the coins wouldn't be worth much.
I haven't been involved with numismatics in many decades and there may still be such a product available.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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The product is still around. It is called Nic-A-Date. Many ebay Buffalo nickels are advertised as "restored" or "acid" date nickels. They should sell for 10% or less than their unrestored counterparts. Some restorations are good and some shabby. As in everything, don't pay too much. I've even seen some 1916/16 and 1918/17 D restored dates go for big money. |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's hard to tell for sure from the photo, but it looks to me like someone may have already used chemicals on this one.
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Pillar of the Community
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If a date can be determined using other diagnostics, I would strongly recommend against acid treating the date!
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New Member
United States
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Thanks numismo, that was the name of it. Wasn't there also a product called Nic-A-Lene? Maybe it was a coin cleaner.
Hard to believe that was 45 years ago!
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Rest in Peace
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nic-a-date was the acid (also a different acid for silver)
nic-a-lene was a cleaner
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Valued Member
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Is there anyway way of knowing if this coin has had some chemicals used on it?
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Rest in Peace
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A mottled or sandpaper texture on the coin can be a giveaway.
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Valued Member
United States
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Nic-a-date works... are you trying to sell or keep for yourself?
If you are ok with just adding it to the collection then I might think about keeping it, at least as a hole filler until another is found...
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