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levelsofmadnes Pillar of the Community United States 3003 Posts	Posted 06/06/2020 6:49 pm Hello all, Not sure if this is a black beauty but sure is dark enough. Pictures taken with black and white backgrounds. The white background portrays the color of the coin more accurately. Thoughts anyone? EDIT: EDGE PIC Edited by levelsofmadnes 06/06/2020 6:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 06/06/2020 8:59 pm Coin may have been subjected to near red heat, and then dropped into water. Just for fun, I have done this sort of thing myself, and the result is as exactly what we see here. You get some black looks from check-out chicks when you offer them for payment! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/06/2020 9:27 pm ~~I think this one is legit. It looks like some posted here in the past:~~ The dull finish on the third and fourth images now makes me question this one. Edited by coop 06/06/2020 11:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
levelsofmadnes Pillar of the Community United States 3003 Posts	Posted 06/06/2020 9:39 pm thanks sel_69l, coop Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/06/2020 10:31 pm Evident corrosion on both sides. To me, just a discolored coin that's been stored in an environmentally-challenged (damp?) environment for a long time. I don't see "Black Beauty" here at all. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/06/2020 11:18 pm Taking another look at the third image now makes me wonder about this one. I see the color wearing off on some of the highest points. A black beauty shouldn't do that. The metal is darken from the heat. So I'm starting to question this one. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 06/06/2020 11:45 pm I find these annealing errors so impossible to distinguish from altered coins. Is there a reliable way that an expert can tell the difference with the real thing in hand, or is it as more-art-than-science as it seems? Report this Post to the Staff
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