1980 D Nickel. Is This Like A "black Beauty"?

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Shoesnsocks Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 8:56 pm I have only heard of Black Beauties from the late 50's. I also have heard if the coin has lost it's luster it's impossible to tell if it's authentic. I don't really know how to tell if the coin still has it's luster or not. What are your guys' thoughts? It's hard to tell in the pictures but rather than being totally black, it's got area's that are more like dark brown. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34395 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 9:00 pm Quote: I have only heard of Black Beauties from the late 50's. Certainly more common then. Yours is darker than normal for sure, but could be environmental toning. If you use the search function in the top left of your screen with BLACK BEAUTY as the keywords, you will find loads of good threads discussing them. Quote: I also have heard if the coin has lost it's luster it's impossible to tell if it's authentic. I disagree with this statement. Quote: I don't really know how to tell if the coin still has it's luster or not. Here is a recent CCF thread discussing luster: http://goccf.com/t/315207 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 9:03 pm So-called "Black Beauties" are simply nickels that have turned color due to some sort of environmental/chemical exposure. They did not leave the mint looking this way. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 9:03 pm Nope. Check here,you have a discolored/stained coin. BBs are thought to be annealing (heat treatment) errors) or too much cobalt in the alloy. http://goccf.com/t/288744 Mr. Frog, I do disagree with your statement, BBs have indeed been found in mint packs! Altho, the luster and blue-grey tone do seem to tone up nicely as time flies...I do think it may have been a blank stock plate that was darker than normal and probably weren't as dark as the ones I have seen. Edited by Crazyb0 04/03/2018 9:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Shoesnsocks Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 9:07 pm Right on thanks you guys. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 9:16 pm That is not a Black Beauty . Frog , I have to disagree with you . Most of my BB's of 1959 I acquired in 1962 . I have rolls of these and they certainly left the mint that way . Nice even dark cobalt color . Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 04/03/2018 10:13 pm Your coin has environmental toning/staining. You can see where some of it is wearing off the high points and revealing the original silver color underneath. Keep searching! 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
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 04/04/2018 11:48 am Your coin has Environmental Damage, not a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
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1980 D Nickel. Is This Like A "Black Beauty"?