Black Dime
Search66
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I was going through some coins and found this 1982p dime. In very good condition minus the color. Can anyone explain what happened?
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If the coin really is black (It looks white in the photo), that would be from corrosion. A lot of collectors don’t know this, but the copper-nickel alloy that is in the nickel and the clad coinage turns black when it corrodes. The same is true for the Flying Eagle Cents and the Civil War era Indian cents. They can have green spots now and then, but black is the usual color.
I don't have the foggiest.
It's not black on my screen.
Looks like a normal circulated dime.
You have to close your eyes when you look at it to see the black dime...At least that's how it worked for me.
common looking dime
2003-present
1997-present
Nothing
Try to take a picture that shows the look in hand
The only thing that looks black on your photo is the background. I don't see black on the dime. Try taking a better photo to show the black and maybe using a different color background.
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All kinds of reasons for environmental damage and discoloring
Steve
Does not look black in the picture... However, if it is, it is simply tarnish/environmental discoloration....Cheers, RickO
Tarnish, aka "Toning".
Environmental damage of some kind. No numismatic value or interest.
Just a question,
if you're going to show a picture of something that is black, why would you take a picture of it on something that is black?
Just curious.
Does the OP really mean "Black Diamond" as in tasty bison burgers?
Rim damage. If 6:00 was where you were looking.