Is there any way to date an early wheat cent? I'm okay with ruining the value of it to figure it out
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TomB
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I guess if it's an early Wheat cent then it is old enough for you to legally date it, so I say go ahead.
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mr1931S
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Place a drop of nic a date over the entire date/mintmark area after soak in acetone followed by water rinse and dry. Let the nic a date work for 30 seconds or so then rinse in water.
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You can clearly see the 19, but after that, it's impossible to tell. Considering trying maybe vinegar or nicadate just to see, but I do know that those options are not ideal for my situation. Just wanting to fill up my book, I don't need anything stupendous
In that condition it likely has no value other than one cent.
Correct, I'm just curious of the date, not the value, I understand figuring out the date will also be detrimental to the value even if it's a key date
Thank you for your response! Which way would you think would give the best results?
That's harsche.
Is the VDB present under the shoulder?
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Best not to mention the VDB when you-know-who is around...
Well, I'd speak to it gently and kindly and tell it that you would like to date it and then see what the reply is. I doubt you have to ask its folks since they are likely long dead. I hope the two of you build a good relationship.
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I'll be the first to go out on a limb and answer "no".
Never had success with Nic-a-date on anything but nickels. Silver date restorer works somewhat on silver but not as well as Nic-a-date on nickels. That's been my experience.
Hilarious according to one of the 3 stooges that hangs out here. The reason for the acetone treatment is to remove oil from the coin so that the nic a date chemical can do the best job restoring the date. Repeat nic a date treatment if needed.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
The acetone treatment is important for getting good results.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
He should try Linc-a-date.
Schrödinger's argument. You both won and lost simultaneously.
So is it a 14-D or not?
We're all patiently waiting for the results
Even funnier... you just responded to yourself...
Why would you bother to "ruin the value" just to place an ugly, ruined coin that is probably worth a nickel or less. Just wait for one with a date. It would be cheaper to spend $1 on a nicer one than to throw a bunch of chemicals at that one.
He has to............nobody else will anymore........
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Just get an engraver - then you can make it any date you want!
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
That's the quickest way to fill all the holes.
Date looks to me like a possible 1925.
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