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SjlundCoin Pillar of the Community United States 534 Posts	Posted 02/27/2016 11:40 pm I found this one CRH and it really stood out. It looks totally black, but still has a lot of luster. I noticed that it had a couple scratches where the regular grey color was showing through, which made me believe it could have been plated with something? It also has a MAD obverse which I think is responsible for the weakness at the bottom of the coin? Coin weighs 11.20g Report this Post to the Staff

Kevin43 Valued Member United States 252 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 10:04 am I am not an expert but I posted a 50 cent mad a couple days ago and from what I found out in my opinion yours is a Mad congrats,as far as it have being plated I am not sure I have seen dimes and quarters from being in circulation for along time get that type of look. Report this Post to the Staff
SjlundCoin Pillar of the Community United States 534 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 5:01 pm Any other ideas about the color? Report this Post to the Staff
Kevin43 Valued Member United States 252 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 7:57 pm It could be improper annealed planchet,if you type that in it will take you to some sites that will talk about and have pictures of other improper annealed coins,i am not an expert I have just been reading up on it due to having some weird color coins Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 02/28/2016 9:23 pm Nice mad! As for the color I'm really not sure but I dont think its plated...hmm maybe was in a fire or something? Report this Post to the Staff
SjlundCoin Pillar of the Community United States 534 Posts	Posted 02/29/2016 9:03 pm I was also thinking it could be an improperly annealed planchet (AKA black beauty), but wasn't sure. It has full luster and has a red color above the eagle, which I believe could be the copper migrating to the surface. It looks a lot darker in hand. http://www.error-ref.com/improper-annealing/ Still looking for a couple more opinions Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/01/2016 5:43 pm On the 'black beauties' the color is often showing cart wheels: The surface on the OPs coin looks rough. http://www.error-ref.com/?s=improper+anneal The surface has me wondering what happened to the OPs coin. It is still a collectable MAD coin, but there is some contact marks on the obverse, so grading of this coin would be lowered because of the damage. But still a great collectable. Report this Post to the Staff
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