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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kevin Mader, post: 3791866, member: 106826&quot;]Hi David - sorry for the lingo.&nbsp; For severely worn nickels (V Nickels and Buffalo Nickels without dates), you can soak them in vinegar to reveal the details of the coin (unless is so worn that the disrupted metal no longer remains to sufficiently bear the details).&nbsp; It will create an etched surface so it ruins the coin, but for a dateless specimen, I find it interesting to reveal what I&#039;ve found.&nbsp; To accelerate the process, you can use a 50/50 mix of hydrogen peroxide and vinegar to reveal the date in minutes rather than days.&nbsp; But you have to watch that mixture or you could &#039;overdo&#039; it and go past the point of no return.&nbsp; Also, there are ways to reveal the date of some Buffalo without pickling them.&nbsp; For instance, the ribbon on the obverse of the Buffalo Nickel can isolate a mid-20s nickel and the mound on the reverse can reveal a dateless 1913 variety 1.&nbsp; So make sure you have vetted your dateless nickels before pickling.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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