Black Spots On Silver Nickel, Am I Crazy?

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texasmick Pillar of the Community United States 751 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 12:28 am I bought a silver War Nickel (BU, steps) last week. It was in a carboard/mylar 2x2. I carefully removed it, wearing cotton gloves, and placed it in my dansco album. A few days later, I noticed a few black spots on the coin. I didn't notice them in the original holder. Am I crazy? Did the few seconds of air trigger the toning? Was it caused by spittle? Were they there and I just missed them? I haven't seen this with any other coin. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 01:21 am Hi texasmick There is really no conclusive answer, its possible that some cardboard from the Mylat 2x2 was transmitted to the coin on removal although this is not real likely to be the cause in a weeks time,, it is also possible that the spots were there,I know at times when I receive a new coin, my attention is on the whole coin, it is not until a little later when I sit down and examine each detail that I sometimes catch things that I have missed previously. My opinion is that the spots were there,a week is a short time for something else to show up on the coin. not impossible I suppose but not as likely . Rick Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 05/29/2006 02:34 am I don't know if you are definately sure that the material is definately myler. But guessing from what you typed out, it may be possible that you didn't notice it in the first place, unless it was a really dear coin that you paid for, which I cannot explain at the moment. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
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