Nic-a-date help

tightbudget

Anyone know what substances in Nic-a-date cause the date to appear? Thanks.

kevinstang

Probably the Ferric chloride thats listed on the label.

ricko

It is an etching process... so Kevin is likely correct. Cheers, RickO

direwolf1972

I talked to a dealer a while back who is going to have some culls for me next weekend to play with. I've never used Nic-a-date before but thats what I told him I wanted the cull roll for. Is it like dipping and there is a suggested time to leave the solution on the coin? I'm assuming its also like dipping in the fact that it will need to be neutralized after treatment since the chemicals wouldnt be a good thing to leave on the coin for long term.

All I know so far about Nic-a-date is that best used with an eyedropper and should only be put on the area containing the date. So any suggestions from those that use it frequently would be appreciated.

slothman2000

Here is the link for the active ingredient Ferric Acid.....as you can see it is some nasty stuff......chance be it may, unless you find something extremely rare, you will get nothing from the coin that you treat. Also, the product leaves stains on the coin that are virtually impossible to get off....
Teterafluoroboric Acid

Here is the msds for Ferric-Chloride....again some nasty stuff

Ferric-Chloride

boyhowdy

Police dept. uses ferric acid to bring out numbers on guns and motorcycle cases.

Steve

intocoins

Not a regular user of Nic-A-Date. When I did use it, this was the process. Put a drop on the date area and wait till you can actually see the date then quickly rinse with water and dry off. I have seen others dip the whole nickel in a solution , which gives it a granular look , but will bring the horn and other areas out. However, After the coin has been treated it truly lacks any eye appeal. I guess if the coin was a cull it did'nt have eye appeal anyway though. I did try to complete an acid dated set , but soon lost interest thereafter. The 1916 DDO can be found without using date restorer and some 1918/7 -D can be too.

COALPORTER

<< <i>I talked to a dealer a while back who is going to have some culls for me next weekend to play with. I've never used Nic-a-date before but thats what I told him I wanted the cull roll for. Is it like dipping and there is a suggested time to leave the solution on the coin? I'm assuming its also like dipping in the fact that it will need to be neutralized after treatment since the chemicals wouldnt be a good thing to leave on the coin for long term.

All I know so far about Nic-a-date is that best used with an eyedropper and should only be put on the area containing the date. So any suggestions from those that use it frequently would be appreciated. >>



How did your experiment work ?

Frankcoins

I bought an acid date overdate nickel for $50, dipped the whole thing in nic-a-date to make it look uniform.
Got it in an ANACS "altered surfaces" net AG3 slab and sold it for $150. ( I told the buyer what I had done, he was glad to
get a genuine, certified example with a readable date for that price)