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Valued Member
United States
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Any tips on restoring the date? I'm going to use vinegar, but I was wondering if any type of vinegar is fine or do you prefer to use a specific type. do you soak both sides or just one? one last question. this is a type two nickel correct?   p.s. i really do love the site, and the fact that fellow posters have passion for the hobby. Most people you meet on the street couldn't care less about coins. Edited by fur_coin_talk
07/01/2011 11:53 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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I don't think vinegar will work. There is supposedly a product that will do that for you.
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Valued Member
United States
184 Posts |
If you use white distilled vinegar I've had mine in a bowl and after like 2 weeks you start to see the date popping up. Now they've been in the bowl for about a month and they are really showing.
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Valued Member
United States
77 Posts |
I pulled one from a Roll, figured I'd try the Vinegar, Read a few places where it works, just takes a while. Worth a Shot for a Nickel I found for 5 Cents LoL
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Yes, it's a tipe too.
I prefer a balsamic, with just a touch of pepper.
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Valued Member
 United States
230 Posts |
thank you very much for all your help.
Its in vinegar as we speak.
I just love the mystery of not knowing what the year is, I can't wait to see what it turns out to be. Any guesses?
Ill post a picture as soon as the date shows.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I guess it's 1919.
I always use vinegar and it works fine.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4132 Posts |
It'll work a LOT faster if you dissolve salt into the vinegar. I use about two teaspoons in 1/4 cup vinegar. Also make sure the surface of the coin is clean first (soap and water works). Don't worry about the "don't clean" rule, the vinegar is going to be more harsh than any cleaning.
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New Member
United States
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I use a liquid called PCB echant solution from radio shack. It does the same as nic-a-date and only take about 3 minutes to work. If radioshack doesn't have it in stock they can order it for you. I do alot of dateless buffalos, and have found about 3 1913 s ty2, 5 1914d's and so there are some good coins to be found.The pcb echant is about $10 for a 16 oz bottle compared to a small bottle of nic-a-date for $15.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Perhaps a common forensic examination technique may help.
This makes use of X-Ray florescence.
When the die struck the planchet, the crystalline structure of the metal is disturbed. There should be a ghost image of the date left in the underlying metal, which is now exposed with wear, and which can be detected by this method of examination.
One problem: Is it worth it? I have a neighbour who is a pHd materials forensic scientist, working in a forensic lab. I will bet you that he would ask me the same question!
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Valued Member
United States
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I Tossed My dateless I pulled from a Roll into a Salt/Vinegar Mix I found online. 30 Min later and I can see the date showing up...Suprised it is a 1916 and all the numbers are faintly showing. May be worth a Try for you
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Valued Member
United States
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Hey, thanks for this tip, I'll have to try it out, I have 3 rolls of dateless and some with mint marks, might find a good one.
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Valued Member
United States
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ok if it seems to work I may try it on a few I have
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's pretty cool you got got such results so fast! I would leave it as, since you can easily see the date, that was the whole idea behind it, right?
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Posted 07/02/2011 01:22 am
