1959 5c Jefferson Nickel W/ Improper Allow Mix Black Beauty

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OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 06/13/2014 9:13 pm 1959 5c Jefferson nickel w/ Improper Allow Mix Black Beauty I found this pretty 1959 5c Jefferson nickel with Improper Allow Mix aka "Black Beauty" in a box of 500 2x2 Lincoln cents I bought 2 months ago I but it aside because it was supposed to be 1940-1960 bu cents. the box had 10 Barber dimes, 3 large cents and 30-40 error coins treasures mixed in it. It was labeled improper alloy mix. At the Philadelphia Mint in 1959, a batch of nickel planchets was left in the furnace too long after the annealing process, resulting in a black appearance. Collectors call it the "Black Beauty" variety. When the Mint was striking "Black Beauty" nickels, Baltimore was known as the city where most of the nickels were sent. It used more nickels than any other city. Baltimore city received seven 15-ton shipments of nickels a year. Report this Post to the Staff

westernsky Pillar of the Community United States 7618 Posts	Posted 06/13/2014 9:18 pm I've seen the annealing issue on 57 and 58 "P" mint coins, too. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 06/13/2014 9:23 pm westerernsky, awesome I will keep a eye out for those now too to make a set... I bought all 500 coins for $30 so this was almost a face value score. Edited by OcalaFlorida 06/14/2014 5:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 06/14/2014 6:53 pm I found this 59 a few years ago in a bank roll. Stuck out like a sore thumb in the roll. First two pics are scans so the detail and color is not that great. Edge pic. is a pic. :) The color of these is not actually black but a gun ship type dark gray. The color must run all the way through the coin/planchet in order to be a true BB Long story, but this coin has since received a slight gouge on the reverse. It's a clean cut but deep enough so one can see the color through the coin not just another enviro. surface damaged coin. http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums...9aaa2eea.jpg http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums...283ccef3.jpg http://i1020.photobucket.com/albums...5b75a2e1.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 06/14/2014 7:21 pm they are far from black in tone a lot of people get them confused with PMD acid bath like the second from last on the top row. (making a collection PMD nickels to show what is not a variety or error) Edited by OcalaFlorida 06/14/2014 7:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 06/14/2014 7:50 pm Nice find OcalaFlorida. I found a '58 many years ago when I was a YN roll searching. Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 06/14/2014 8:44 pm nice dave700x ... I hope to get a 1958 and 1956 to make a set. Report this Post to the Staff
pinkbuckalew New Member United States 17 Posts	Posted 06/28/2015 11:34 pm I just found this Nickel today in some change I got back from the store should I save it Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/29/2015 07:55 am Sorry, I'm not seeing any of the coins shown here as black beauties. http://www.error-ref.com/improper-annealing/ If you not the coins on Mike's site, the color does not wear off. The color goes through the surface of the coin. On the 1959 you can see the color varying which to me indicates toning. The other coins in the thread appear to have been found outdoors or burned. I would assume that unless I opened a OBW roll of a new nickels, that would probably be my best chance of finding these. (the rest of circulation finds would probably be altered) So I'm not really looking for these. It would have to be outstanding for me to identify one. Report this Post to the Staff
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