Cull Buffalo's

What to do with a bunch of Cull Buffalo Nickels ? I have many Buffs that I cannot read the dates on.
I have heard that there is a way of restoring just the dates without destroying the rest of the coin by using some type of chemical.

Is this expensive ? Can it be done at home ? Where & what chemicals would I buy ?

Is this indicative of what a chemical (acid bath) Buffalo looks like after process ?

Dave

 

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A drop of something acidic will raise the date. Most inexpensive? White vinegar.

 

Geez Rick, can't get much cheeper than this. But, does it work ?

I'll give it a try. Thanks for the suggestion.

Dave

 

Nic-A-Date which can be found online for less than $10.

 

Vinegar may take a little longer than Nik-A-Date, but you can buy a gallon of it for less than two bucks.

 

Yep... just $4.39 plus shipping from Wizard. Just apply to the date area..

http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/product.php?productid=1453&cat=177&page=2

 

Anyone have some good results from vineger or Nic-A-Date ? Post them here.

 

Nic-A-Date works really well but it shows that the coin was worked on.
At the end it's still a cull.

 

you see alot of buffs that are reworked sold on ebay and from what i see they can draw alot of bidding.the sellers are usually up front about it too.i imagin that alot of the no date buffs i see sold on ebay go through a process and are then resold to happy bidders.

 

Here's one of mine that was treated just in the date area, revealing that it's a 1917: