Index: commons/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/value/ValueFormat.java
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--- commons/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/value/ValueFormat.java	(revision 554965)
+++ commons/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/value/ValueFormat.java	(working copy)
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
             } catch (IOException e) {
                 throw new RepositoryException(e);
             }
+        } else if (jcrValue.getType() == PropertyType.DATE) {
+            return factory.create(jcrValue.getDate());
         } else {
             return getQValue(jcrValue.getString(), jcrValue.getType(), nsResolver, factory);
         }
@@ -146,12 +148,14 @@
         switch (propertyType) {
             case PropertyType.STRING:
             case PropertyType.BOOLEAN:
-            case PropertyType.DATE:
             case PropertyType.DOUBLE:
             case PropertyType.LONG:
             case PropertyType.REFERENCE:
                 jcrValue = factory.createValue(qualifiedValue.getString(), propertyType);
                 break;
+            case PropertyType.DATE:
+                jcrValue = factory.createValue(qualifiedValue.getCalendar());
+                break;
             case PropertyType.PATH:
                 try {
                     Path qPath = qualifiedValue.getPath();