grandma gave me a big gift

[GB1]

my grandmother gave me some buffalo nickels that were her mothers i had to acid treat all of these the first date was a 1916 s pretty cool the next date was a 1916 d. then there was 1925 d. the next two were pretty exciting the date was a 1914 d i never thought i would get one of these. the next is even better it was a 1913 d type two i was really excited at this two pretty valuable. there is more i will keep posting if i find any more good ones

 

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heck of a tribe.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Can you tell me exactly how you acid treat them to get the date? I have a whole roll of dateless Indians. Gary

 

[Mackaydon]

Check out "Nic-a-Date".
It's a 'two edged sword'. It discloses the date but reduces the value of the coin because of its affect on the metal.
Don...

 

[Chizzy]

Can you tell me exactly how you acid treat them to get the date? I have a whole roll of dateless Indians. Gary

Slightly freeze vinegar to a slush, insert coin vertically in slush........wait 5 to 10 minutes and remove. Don't walk away or you could ruin the coin.
You could add a touch of H2O2 to the vinegar and freeze to slush.......same time frame.
The liquid will turn green........means it is working...........

 

[ToddsPoint]

Thanks Chizzy. Don, a buff with no date is worth what? 5 cents at most? I don't think it's possible to reduce the value of a used up nickel short of destroying it. Better living through chemistry! Gary

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Nice coins!