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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hotwheelsearl, post: 2513207, member: 75143&quot;]I agree that the dates are really hard to decipher, and it&#039;s worse on a computer screen.&nbsp; But with angling it around in the light, I can always definitely tell the date.&nbsp; Results don&#039;t really get much better than that.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never gotten a really good pop-out date, unfortunately.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve considered that, but I&#039;m afraid that doing so will end up in the date exhibiting an uneven patina, which I think would not look as nice (the 1918-D shows a nasty looking splotch around the date where a spot-treatment was applied.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, I think that with these roached coins, it comes down to prettiness.&nbsp; I find that treating the entire surface leads to an even and decent looking, albeit obviously altered look.&nbsp; To me this looks a bit better than altering just a small spot around the date which can often lead to a really splotchy and ugly look.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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