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jesbroken
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After all the searching for more rare cents, half cents, half dimes etal., I got a nodate Standing Liberty Quarter in change yesterday. Even with the wear(5.7g weight) it is worth over $5 in silver. Cool. Took me a second to see it in my change at 7-11 when I got change for a dollar for the parking meter at Courthouse. They had no others in the tray. Rats. Still $5 is $5. Guesses to the date. lol
Jim
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Wow! In change?...Nice! 👍
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Pretty cool Jim!!
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Nice score!!!
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1919.
1923-S
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Very unusual change find though the level of wear is extreme for a dateless Standing Liberty Quarter (most were pulled out of circulation in the mid to late 1960s and did not show that much wear. They were commonly seen in circulation until that time. Most of the dateless ones were AG while that one would only be Fair.) Love those silver coins regardless!
It's a 1920. I can tell by the look in the eagle's eye.
Congrats on finding treasure in the wild!
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Ok, Sean, how about now.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
i see said the blind man
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(or woman, i give up these days
Lol!
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1922 new undiscovered date!!
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Or 1931.
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Put some date restore on like you would
do a dateless Buffalo.
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Great find Jim, I hope you had the same luck at the courthouse.................
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There's no chemical like Nic-A-Date that works on silver coins that I'm aware of.
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I have seen pictures of restored date SLQs, but am unsure how it is done.
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Might have to ask the forum in a dedicated thread. I thought something like Nic A
Date would work since silver is softer than nickel.
Courthouse was just for tags. For some reason, the internet DMV says my tag number is not renewable, but the courthouse was no problem, other than taxes. lol Now I have to file for a refund for overpayment. So ridiculous, that no one in a government agency, anywhere,has an ounce of common sense today.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Nic-A-Date does work, though rarely. When it does, it is very faint, and darkens the area it touches. It works best on coins that are only barely dateless. It reacts with the 10% copper, which is why it isn't as effective as it is on nickels (75% copper). I read on a thread on another forum that soaking the coin in water after the date has been etched can help with lightening the surfaces again.
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I believe it's really a quarter!
It has the same design as the Standing Liberty Quarter so you're probably correct.
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I promise I didn't make it.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Nothing will bring it up on silver.
So cool - congrats @jesbroken !
I am a newer collector (started April 2020), and I primarily focus on U.S. Half Cents and Type Coins. Early copper is my favorite.
@Pizzaman I remember going to shows in 80's and 90's
that had quarters with the dates restored. Like the Buffalo's,
they were labeled as such. Wish I would have asked about
them.
That is such a rare thing - thanks for sharing.
I'd only ask Tibor how you'd know those were "restored" lest you actually saw them do it or you saw before-and-after pics. There are many dates on these that are faint, which of course is hardly evidence they've been "restored." They got something that will bring up a date on silver, that would all but stand the numismatic community on its head. It would at least have me talking to myself. In 50 years, I think I seen it all.
The dates were faint. Discoloration in/around the date area, much
like Buffalo nickels. Stated on the cardboard 2x2 that the date had
been restored. I saw maybe 3 or 4, all common dates.
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"Jackpot! (SLQ found in change)"
A modified title thread would sure be courteous to forum readers.
Congratulations!
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Why?
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I’m surprised that the “kids” working in those places even knew it was a quarter. And they probably thought they were being smart unloading it onto some unsuspecting customer.
I have upon the occasion, given out buffalo nickels, v nickels, and SBA dollars at the counter and the only ones ever looked at hard by the employee was the SBA dollars. No one ever noticed the nickels. I have received a few SBA's in change as quarters.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
I used to find these roll hunting in the 60’s but I never got one in change. Very cool Jim!
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Because the thread title is extremely vague and amounts to click bait.
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Also, a word of caution for anyone who tries this: When you leave a silver coin out with Nic-A-Date etching into it, as it takes much longer on silver than it does on nickel, it can cause a dusty film to be formed on nearby raw coins. On copper and silver coins it is a light gray, and on nickels it is "PVC green". It seems to affect silver the least, again, probably because it has the lowest copper content. I think the film comes off in acetone, but better safe than sorry.
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I tried pure ferric chloride on a couple slqs that my sister has (he he, not mine), and it just turned the affected area black. Maybe I should have left it on longer. Also, my wooden desk is stained with this stuff, and I have to be careful not to set any coins on the stains(as I found out the hard way).
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Perhaps this is no longer the avenue to pursue.
Jim
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Jim, reading the definition you provided, does make me think “clickbait” was incorrect and unfair, for which I apologize. I do, however, think that, like too many other thread titles here, it was unnecessarily vague. And political correctness, aside, what’s wrong with letting people know what a thread’s going to be about? That seems like a matter of courtesy (not political correctness), even though no one’s forced to open a thread.
I’m sorry that I lost 20 years of your respect with that one post (and possibly this one, too).
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It's ironic that, after posting a dictionary definition of clickbait, OP chooses to define political correctness as "I want to say whatever I want and anyone who criticizes what I say is being politically correct." So sensitive!
Mark, didn't you know that OP has been marginalized and discriminated against because some want him to put the topic of the thread in the topic???
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Yes, there was, in fact, a date restorer for silver coins sold at one time.
I can remember using it with marginal results. Nic-a-date got better results on Buffalo Nickels.
Often wondered how many informative threads may have been missed by not opening a seemingly clickbait title. I know one can not open all threads. But maybe a newby computer,hobbyist person has not caught on to these rules.
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It's not a rule, it's a courtesy. The courtesy allows board members to better choose what they'd like to read or have interest in, or if they can make a contribution. The opposite wastes time for those who would like to not read everything. Members who've been here a long time should be able to do this without much difficulty. Is it too much to ask?
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No, maybe or yes, depending upon whom you ask.
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