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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 1718959, member: 27832&quot;]Please don&#039;t do anything irreversible to these nickels until you&#039;ve studied a bit more. It&#039;s <i>really</i> easy to tell Type 1 (rounded mound on reverse) from Type 2 (flat ground with a recessed area underneath), even when the date is gone; there&#039;s no point in trying to &quot;restore&quot; a Type 1, because it can only be a 1913 coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once you&#039;ve gotten the hang of the acid treatment, you can start looking for rare dates; in a lot that size, you&#039;re likely to find at least a couple.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was restoring a lot of dateless Buffs, I used standard white vinegar and patience. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It took a few days for the dates to start coming up, but I also didn&#039;t have any catastrophic failures. DO NOT add salt -- it can trash the coins quickly and without much warning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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