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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rono, post: 240707, member: 6492&quot;]<b>Restoring dates on buffs</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Good discussion,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Muratic acid is nasty stuff, but I&#039;ve used it for years on concrete in a diluted form.&nbsp; I would NOT use it on a coin.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As mentioned, there are some products out there and it&#039;s been going on for about 50 years or so.&nbsp; There are quite a few being sold on ebay and &#039;most&#039; will advertise them as such - &#039;restored date&#039;, etc.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From what I&#039;ve seen, prices for a restored date will run about 30-40% of what they would if it was an unaltered coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Where this might come in handy for a collector of buffs, would be to enable them to purchase cheaply some of the key dates.&nbsp; For example, you could pick up a 1913-S Type II for much less than you would otherwise have to pay.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However, regardless of the condition of the rest of the coin, if it&#039;s a restored date, it&#039;s effectively a Filler.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you want to complete the series and fillers are OK, then by all means it should be considered.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>peace,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>rono[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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