Tested this stuff on my first roll i've bought on eBay. These are my finds for this roll , next one is coming up in a few days 1913 -D 1914 1916 -S 1916 -D 1918 -D 1919 -S 1920 -S two feather polished die 1924- S
Hey Coinlover: How did the vinegar experiment work for bringing out the date? I'm thinking about attempting a little experiment myself...
still no date. its coming though. if i tilt it at the right angle, i can almost see the outline of a date.
New roll testing today got these and I'm very satisfied 1923-S 1915-D 1917-D 1925-S 1929-S 1916-D 1926-D 1918-D 1913-D type 1 And last but not least.. 1913-D Type 2!
Sorry to bring back an old thread, but how much would nic-a-date depreciate the value of the nickel you used it on? Was wondering, might do my set of buffs like that. Phoenix
Cosidering that the buffs that you use have no date on them in the first place , I would say that the value would in fact increase , especially on ebay. Ive seen people on there making some decent income on buying roles of dateless buffs then reselling them when there done using nick-a-date on tehm.
Cheap Entertainment My pile of no-dates, about a roles worth, yielded a 13-S Type 2, a 14-D and 3 other holes in my book. Anyone care to debate they are worth more now than as slicks? It was a hell of a lot of fun too.
Kind of hard to tell by the photo. Too dark to see much detail. Although the spots on the reverse may be mildew? Can't say for sure.
I did the vinegar thing, but that makes the whole coin damaged, so I ordered some nic-a-date this morning. I will also post my findings from 2 no date rolls I won on ebay. Curiousity killed this cat.
I have done the vinegar treatment, and wasn't at all displeased. Sure, makes the date look really soft and all, but the coin looks much better than if treated with nic-a-date IMO. Didn't find much though, gave most of them away, I'm not really a buff collector (pun not intended ) When it comes to nickels, Jeffs are my thing. Phoenix
So now the question is..........How to get rid of the nic-a-date stain/burn???????? I'll save someone the smart-assed reply of not using it in the first place.
There are several ways to improve the looks of the coin. However the general population here is so darn critical this is all I care to say!
The "stain/burn" is where the metal has been removed. There is no way to replace the metal. However, if you are talking about the coloring, vinegar should take care of that. The coin has already be damaged from the nic-a-date, imho the vinegar would probably help the appearance. But there is nothing you can do to make the value equal to a coin with a date regardless of how weak.