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Bedrock of the Community
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Is this typical Nic-A-Date damage? -Les  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Yes. A little overkill on the nic-a-date, but that's definitely an acid restore.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow. I was going to grab a bag of no date Buffalos off of ebay, but not after seeing that as typical acid damage. Is vinegar less harsh? Can anyone show me comparison pics of various types of date restoration? Thanks! -Les |
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Pillar of the Community
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Vinegar probably looks worse since it alters the entire surface of the coin. It's not as harsh as nic-a-date, but it definitely alters the color and texture of the coins. Dates are generally exposed better with nic-a-date though. Weerdsteev has a process that's more involved and his coins look much better, but they still look altered. He's at the pinnacle of the art, so to speak.
I've messed with both just to see if there's any market for the acid dates as hole fillers, but to me I'd rather the ugliest partial date than a nice restoration.
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Pillar of the Community
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That's typical. Actually, some of the ones I've seen look a lot worse because they didn't clean the area well afterwards and it develops this green ugly crud, or they use it on an even bigger area. I try to use it on as small a spot as possible, though it's tricky. You can see some of my results in my thread. I admit that it reduces the eye appeal of the coins, but I also got a 1913-S type 2, 1913-D type 2 and 1914-D for less than 15 cents apiece. |
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I did a few in vinegar because the whole surface of the coin was completely corroded, but I'll throw in a regular dateless so you can get an idea of what they look like. Generally they come out looking completely bleached.
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Pillar of the Community
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This is a dateless that I put in a solution of vinegar and salt (2 teaspoons of salt in 1/4 cup vinegar) for about 24 hours. It's next to another random dateless for comparison. It was completely dateless before, and now it's clear (though not in the picture) all four digits 1916. The date is not quite as clear as with Nic-a-Date but it would probably be with another day or two soak. The entire coin is very pale and porous. It seems to me that the effect is basically the same as Nic-a-Date but all over the coin and slower.  |
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United States
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If the coin is date less, its not worth much anyway. if you use nic-a-date at least its like a scratch card and you get to find out if you had a good coin or not. I use a solution from radio shack that is called [PCB echant solution]. A 16oz. bottle is like $15 and last for a long time. Nic-a-date comes in a 2 or 3oz. bottle and is about the the same price or more.
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Bedrock of the Community
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OK, this might be a stupid question, but if you use vinegar and get an overall beaching, is there a way to then "re-soil" it as such- meaning, apply grime somehow enough to make it appear "used" again for esthetic sake?
-Les
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I haven't tried to re-soil the coin. I'm sure you could make it dirty but I'm guessing it would still look odd. I did play around a little with trying to wear off the porous surface with bad results. I tried carrying a couple restored nickels in my pocket. The porous surface does wear off quickly but it looks horrible. The high areas of the coin that were won smooth get smooth again but the rest of the coin still looks porous/matte. And, I lost the date again in the process.
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