Brown 1940 5 Cent Nickel, Artificial Toning, Or Something Else?

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JohnWayne007 Pillar of the Community Canada 1186 Posts	Posted 05/10/2021 5:43 pm While looking through 12 rolls of older George VI nickels that was included in a collection I purchased a few months ago, I came across this oddity. First I thought it was just a dirty coin or PMD, but upon closer inspection this discolouration is spread evenly on all its surfaces including the rim. Overall the fields have almost no signs of damage and surprisingly has a lot of lustre. Im curious to know if this would be what US collectors call a "Black Beauty", or just artificial toning as recognizing this particular error (if it would be considered that) is way over my head as I mainly focus on doubled dies. Opinions welcome! Finding and discovering modern Canadian doubled die varieties since 2018. 2023 Recent Publications: Modern Canadian Doubled Die Varieties - First Edition PDF & Paperback https://www.mcddv.ca (website currently down for maintenance as of 08/01/2024) Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 05/10/2021 6:22 pm I'm guessing this is just natural environmental toning. Report this Post to the Staff
1960NYGiants Pillar of the Community United States 666 Posts	Posted 05/10/2021 8:08 pm I agree with @coinfrog. I have seen others toned like that. LM of RCNA Member of CATC Report this Post to the Staff
papeldog Pillar of the Community Canada 1923 Posts	Posted 05/10/2021 8:54 pm I have or had a couple toned like that 1959 + 1960 someone had told me that they were Natural gas toned? Report this Post to the Staff
SPP-Ottawa Moderator Canada 10458 Posts	Posted 05/10/2021 9:31 pm Coins that sat in fountains would sometimes turn that colour. I have a couple pretty cool nickel dollars with that colour to them. "Discovery follows discovery, each both raising and answering questions, each ending a long search, and each providing the new instruments for a new search." -- J. Robert Oppenheimer Content of this post is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses...0/deed.en_US My eBay store Report this Post to the Staff
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