Nic-A-Date Test

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by WoodenSpoon Boy, Aug 18, 2007.

  1. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    now, how the heck did anyone ever figure that out?
     
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  3. Magman

    Magman U.S. Money Collector

    I just bought a bottle of this stuff.
    I cant wait to try it out :)
     
  4. Victor

    Victor Coin Collector

    Iv'e been told that it (or something like it) is used to bring out the serial numbers on old guns.
     
  5. WoodenSpoon Boy

    WoodenSpoon Boy New Member

    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
     
  6. der_meister77

    der_meister77 Senior Member

    Hey Coinlover:

    How did the vinegar experiment work for bringing out the date?

    I'm thinking about attempting a little experiment myself...
     
  7. Coinlover

    Coinlover The Coin Collector

    still no date. its coming though. if i tilt it at the right angle, i can almost see the outline of a date.
     
  8. monkeyman

    monkeyman Coin Hoarder

    ive used vinegar too, it works pretty well. But sometimes takes a LOONNNG time. I prefer nic a date
     
  9. Coinlover

    Coinlover The Coin Collector

    oh, i'm using apple cidar vingar. white vingar is alot better.
     
  10. WoodenSpoon Boy

    WoodenSpoon Boy New Member

    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!
     
  11. hamman88

    hamman88 Spare some change, sir?

  12. Phoenix21

    Phoenix21 Well-Known Member

    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 :cool:
     
  13. WoodenSpoon Boy

    WoodenSpoon Boy New Member

    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.
     
  14. spencer13cat

    spencer13cat New Member

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    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.
     
  15. helpmeplease

    helpmeplease Senior Member

    so what happend to this one? i got it in a lot from ebay
     

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  16. Victor

    Victor Coin Collector

    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.
     
  17. Arizona Jack

    Arizona Jack The Lincoln-ator

    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.
     
  18. Phoenix21

    Phoenix21 Well-Known Member

    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 :D) :D When it comes to nickels, Jeffs are my thing.

    Phoenix :cool:
     
  19. spencer13cat

    spencer13cat New Member

    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. :p
     
  20. Victor

    Victor Coin Collector

    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!
     
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  21. rlm's cents

    rlm's cents Numismatist

    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.
     
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