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Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 >   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 08-18-2007, 07:43 PM   #1 (permalink) WoodenSpoon Boy Senior Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 336 Nic-A-Date Test I decided to go to the coin shop today and picked up a bottle of this stuff. I decided to experiment on a buffalo nickel I found in a roll a few weeks back.I was pretty impressed with the results. I put tape on the parts where I didn't want the date restorer to hit. I would recommend this product to whomever has a pile of these nickels sitting around. Why not make a nic-a-date collection? Its kind of fun to see what sort of date pops up.   08-18-2007, 07:47 PM   #2 (permalink) Philly Dog Coin Collector   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,124 Any Date is better then no date   08-18-2007, 08:29 PM   #3 (permalink) hontonai Registered Contrarian   Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,429 My Mood: What an astonishing reduction in overall eye appeal!   08-18-2007, 08:37 PM   #4 (permalink) WoodenSpoon Boy Senior Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 336 Quote: Originally Posted by hontonai What an astonishing reduction in overall eye appeal! Was there any in the first place? I see others carving these things with Mohawks and hats . Whats wrong with bringing out the date   08-18-2007, 08:48 PM   #5 (permalink) LSM Collector     Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: southwest florida Posts: 1,349 My Mood: There's nothing wrong with bringing out the date. Dateless buffalo are only good for jewelry in my opinion. I have a friend that's been restoring dates on Buffalo's and using them as fillers in his collection. Lou   08-18-2007, 09:07 PM   #6 (permalink) hamman88 Coin Collector     Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL Posts: 1,679 I use it all the time, I only put the smallest of drop on the last 2 digits to avoid the blotch. __________________ The Young Numismatist Coin Club freepowerboards.com/yncc   08-19-2007, 04:29 PM   #7 (permalink) Coinlover The Coin Collector     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Festus Missouri Posts: 3,088 i've heard if you put those in vingar, it dosn't have the acid ring around it. i have a 189? v nickel i want to do the test to. i had a friend look at it and he thought it said 1894! i'll do the test to see if it is. __________________ Star Note Lookup   08-19-2007, 06:42 PM   #8 (permalink) Treashunt The Other Frank     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New York Posts: 16,658 I have seen them where the entire coin, obv & rev is done. Nice details then __________________ The Other Frank "Buy The Book Before The Coin!" http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default....wUpcoming_1208   08-19-2007, 08:13 PM   #9 (permalink) WoodenSpoon Boy Senior Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 336 Quote: Originally Posted by Treashunt I have seen them where the entire coin, obv & rev is done. Nice details then I guess i like keeping as much of the original coin intact   08-19-2007, 09:31 PM   #10 (permalink) modest9797 Member   Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 52 I tipically dont buy dateless coins, though I do have some sitting around. Where can I buy this, and how much will it cost?   08-20-2007, 02:06 PM   #11 (permalink) Ryan625 Senior Member     Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 170 Does anyone know what the active ingredient is that makes the date appear? I would also like to know how much this costs. __________________ -Ryan- Roll searching finds: (since April 2007) Proof Halves: 1 1964 Halves: 1 1965-1970 Halves: 18 1946-1964 Dimes: 2 Halves from mint sets: 2   08-25-2007, 02:23 AM   #12 (permalink) Shortgapbob Emerging Numismatist     Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,505 Quote: Originally Posted by Treashunt I have seen them where the entire coin, obv & rev is done. Nice details then I agree. If you put the entire coin in the stuff, then it will look even and bring out details on the reverse, like the horn. __________________ "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle ANA Member # 1214770 WINS Member #678 EAC Member# 5591 Member: Western Maryland Coin Club   08-25-2007, 11:24 AM   #13 (permalink) Ryan625 Senior Member     Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 170 does anyone know what the name of the acid is that makes it work? __________________ -Ryan- Roll searching finds: (since April 2007) Proof Halves: 1 1964 Halves: 1 1965-1970 Halves: 18 1946-1964 Dimes: 2 Halves from mint sets: 2   08-25-2007, 08:55 PM   #14 (permalink) WoodenSpoon Boy Senior Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 336 Quote: Originally Posted by Ryan625 does anyone know what the name of the acid is that makes it work? the bottle says it contains "ferric-chloride"   08-28-2007, 01:48 PM   #15 (permalink) happycobra Senior Member     Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 305 Quote: Originally Posted by WoodenSpoon Boy the bottle says it contains "ferric-chloride" Also called iron chloride. It’s an acid and oxidizer. I’ve used it to bring out the patterns in Damascus or folded steel knife blades.   Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4 > Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « I have a 1929 d over s buffalo nickel | - » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules You Rated this Thread: LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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