Do Roosevelt's Have Black Beauty's ?

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jimmie81 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 07/20/2014 4:28 pm Hey guys! I'm mostly a LMC collector, I happen to get a Roosevelt out of a roll of LMC.I'm just wondering if this is a black beauty ? What causes it to turn black like this ? I've heard of them on Jeffersons but not Roosevelt.any help would be greatly appreciated,also I found it a little weird to find this Roosevelt in a LMC roll from the bank. Thanks to all in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/20/2014 5:26 pm I have never heard of one.Yours looks like environmental damage to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17980 Posts	Posted 07/20/2014 6:41 pm I agree - cupro-nickel coins left lying out on the beach near my house get tarnished like that. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Edited by NumisRob 07/20/2014 6:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jimmie81 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 07/20/2014 6:46 pm Thanks guys I was kinda thinking the same just PMD Report this Post to the Staff
OcalaFlorida Pillar of the Community United States 2824 Posts	Posted 07/24/2014 08:53 am the black beauties are just improperly annealed coins just means something went wrong in the annealing process The distinctive black look of the coin comes from an improperly handled annealing process. Annealing is the process of heating the planchet for it to be ready for striking. The planchets are then placed in a large furnace warmed by gas heaters to "relax" the metal. They are then passed through a washing solution to remove tarnish, which gives the planchets (coins) the familiar "BU" (Brilliant Uncirculated) finish. here is my reference I have been keeping a example of each type of PMD in a roll I encounter. the top row in environmental damage the second row is PMD of some sort the bottom row is a black beauty and a regular uncirculated a good reference on them http://www.error-ref.com/improper-annealing/ I also seen States Quarters, Buffalo nickels, Sacagawea dollars slabbed as improperly annealed or with sintered Edited by OcalaFlorida 07/24/2014 09:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
jimmie81 Valued Member United States 139 Posts	Posted 07/24/2014 4:38 pm Awesome thanks my friend very helpful Report this Post to the Staff
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