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Valued Member
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Ive seen coins buried in the earth for years and coins that have gone through fires that have been turned black but this ones different. It appears as though the composition of metal itself is black. I seen a post about the black beauty nickel but didnt know if theres any record of it happening to a dime. Ill post better pics when I get back home. Hope everybody had a good 4th of July    |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Environmental damage of some sort. Buried? Fire-damaged?
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Valued Member
 United States
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I dont believe so but ive been wrong before. Ive been through 3 house fires so I know what a burnt coin looks like. Like I said I believe its the metal itself. But how do I test that theory? Thats what I need to know
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Valued Member
United States
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Pretty much if you post any colored coin on here everyones gona say ed..i disagree and alot of people on here are jus as clueless about your dime..but will say ed automatically even if its a known year for the wierd color coin like black beauty..i have no idea how to go about testing these colored coins and I dont think anyone else does either other than sending it in to certify..i have a dime like this but alil brown er than black and they have been struck on bronze before..my best advice to u is not to put to much weight in opinion on here..most flock to the most popular vote aswell even if theyve only been on here a week..and we all kno about the acid man melting burning and defacing jus about everything..to put in circulation..
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Sorry, but no errors here. Just damage. Environmental Damage, PSD. Errers and Varietys.
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Valued Member
United States
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Rim of your coin hold some weight to me that this maynot b fire damage...but I will not say it isn't eitherway .id love to see a duplication by anyone in disagreement
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Any color on any coin is achieved by oxidation of the metal or some chemical reaction, up to and including storage techniques problems.
If you are a metal detectorist you know silver comes out of the ground (in areas without significant salinity) as it was dropped. Often bright regardless of years in the ground (there is little oxygen penetration below an inch of dirt).
Likewise, most copper comes out dark, as do nickels and clad coinage.
Those who believe some magical mintage technology creates dark coins or their increased likelihood of darkening needs to spend a bit of time on the actual chemical changes caused by environmental exposure.
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I agree with coinfrog. John1  |
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Valued Member
United States
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There are many other factors than jus ed that changes color in coin moxking  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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This happens more often on coins left in the mint cello. I bought a bunch of these from the 1960's and a lot of toning. Taken out of the cello, this would prevent this from happening.
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Valued Member
United States
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This is most likely ed but I really dont know that to b fact..an educated guess
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United States
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@Jsertl, if you suspect that your coin was struck in the wrong alloy, one easy way is to check the weight. If it is within mint tolerances, then that favors you having a normal coin that happens to have weird surface toning. Please let us know what you get when you weigh this piece. Thx.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 lets start over..with the weight..ple ASE |
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Valued Member
United States
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Okay yes lets start over lol I'm not saying one way or the other I just wanted to know an easy way to test it so I can move one to the next one. I broke out the digital scales & it weighs exactly what a dime is suppose to weigh so problem solved.
On to the next one lol
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On to the next one Sounds good--I'm looking forward to seeing what else you have.  "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
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