Environmental Damage On This 1981 P Nickel?

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CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:27 pm So in this bag of nickels my grandfather gave me a cpl weeks ago, along with the foreign coins, the slick shield, separate bag of '60s D mint pennies, and the '27 S Washington, I find this awfully dark fellow. I've read the entire thread about black beauties and how really prominent among 58 & 59, but then some after ppl said maybe? However I didn't see anything in the '80s asking about being in the black beauty category!?!? I'm sure its probably something else, but papaw kept it among a lil ziploc with 4 or 5 bucks worth of 30's, 40's, 50's & 60's nickels, with this being the only one this color! Was hoping to get a lil insight on what kind of environmental things can cause this blackening Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:36 pm yes, environmental toning on that nickel. Look at the rim on the reverse, lower right, the toning was been rubbed off revealing the silvery color of the nickel underneath. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8760 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:36 pm Looks like the nickel color is showing through on the rims. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8760 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:37 pm Dearborn beat me to it. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:38 pm Thanks, what does that? Sun? Like putting on dash of car in the middle of Aug, in Louisiana? Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:40 pm what causes this kind of toning? a lot of things, it could have been in the ground for a while, I have also heard that someone can take a hobby torch and cook it in an attempt to create a black beauty. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:41 pm Perhaps humidity plus sunlight, but it could also be from buried in the ground, exposed to chemicals, or just sitting in a cup holder in the car submersed in old soda pop. "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
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8760 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:42 pm Anything environmental. Buried, extreme moisture, fire, take your pick. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8760 Posts	Posted 02/08/2022 8:43 pm Wow, I'm a few seconds behind everybody. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
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