Definitive Test For Black Beauty Nickels - Page 13

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antmark3d Valued Member United States 425 Posts	Posted 07/02/2019 6:29 pm No expert, but this one looks like a BB, it has the black luster to it. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/03/2019 07:22 am Quote: Were these nickels dark when they were fresh from the mint, or does the darkening develop over time? They were dark when they left the mint . Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 07/03/2019 10:04 am Thanks guys ! Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 07/03/2019 11:47 am Nice BB Raymo... Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 02:19 am Thanks Dave ! Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 03:27 am I'm a bit late to the party, but that is definitely a Black Beauty, @52Raymo! Like @antmark3d said, it has that "black luster." In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
Jatour Valued Member United States 185 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 06:15 am Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 08:12 am Jatour , what are you showing us ? If you have a question about your War Nickel , you need to start your own thread if not pertaining to Black Beauty Nickels . Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 08:46 am It is just soooo easy to heat any mint fresh copper nickel coin on a kitchen stove to red heat, and drop into water, then re release into circulation. If mint fresh, it always produces a black coin, and it will retain it's mint luster! I do this occasionally, just to confuse the check - out chicks. Sometimes they are still accepted, when I explain that they are fire damaged. Report this Post to the Staff
MartinD86 Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 09:08 am Pic of of three nickels I have..normal..black..and pink Report this Post to the Staff
MartinD86 Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 09:13 am Sorry about middle pic..not my phone..image distorted when resizing to post Report this Post to the Staff
MartinD86 Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 07/04/2019 1:24 pm I dont really kno what causes these color..i think its alil to much of one thing in both cases..pink or black..its the annealing I feel reacting to the compositional make up of certain nickels..if you check the elemental make up of nickel..simply put alil more of one thing under heat would and could react differently than a normal nickel..finding out what was the colprit could b nearly impossible..so they list it annealing but I feel its alloy mix reacting differently in anneal process..yes you can burn a nickel..but the real black beauty is mint made..meaning I feel youd see this more if it was simply to much heat and quick cool. Report this Post to the Staff
52Raymo Pillar of the Community United States 8517 Posts	Posted 07/05/2019 2:22 pm Quote: It is just soooo easy to heat any mint fresh copper nickel coin on a kitchen stove to red heat, and drop into water, then re release into circulation. If mint fresh, it always produces a black coin, and it will retain it's mint luster! Would love it if you could create one for us, a before and after. Oregon coin geek.....* GO BEAVS ! ! ! * Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/05/2019 7:52 pm All you heat seeking fanatics can say what you want but 52Raymo's 1959-P Jefferson nickel is an original mint produced Black Beauty . Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 07/05/2019 8:20 pm Quote: It is just soooo easy to heat any mint fresh copper nickel coin on a kitchen stove to red heat, and drop into water, then re release into circulation. If mint fresh, it always produces a black coin, and it will retain it's mint luster! This sounds like it should be a you tube video.... Report this Post to the Staff
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