Black Roosevelt dime
Bamaphil
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I ran across this 2001D Dime . Can't find a reason it would be black. Look forward to your comments.
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Bamaphil
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Environmental damage. It's very common in a moist environment. Probably spent some time on the ground.
Agree with the environmental damage assessment. It has a look consistent with such coins.
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Metal detecting dig
Possibly picked off the ground or maybe from a parking lot.
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@Bamaphil ... Welcome aboard. As noted above (several times), your dime has environmental damage and warrants no numismatic premium. Spend it. Cheers, RickO
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I appreciate your comment. Everyone that made a comment pretty much said the same. I know you're not supposed to clean a coin but I just wanted to see if I could get it clean. I tried soap and hot water didn't work. And then I went and tried acetone. The coin stayed the same as it is in the picture. I'm a little curious why nothing's cleaning it. You have any ideas?
@Bamaphil.... It is just worth ten cents, so use a regular tarnish removal product. Like a jewelry cleaner or Tarn-X.... It should come off. Cheers, RickO
Looks like extreme heating to me. This half had been heated to red hot and was black as night when it cooled off. I doubt it could be removed with any chemical.
@JohnThePainter
Thanks for that information.. I didn't even think about the heat but it makes sense. I imagine you're right about the heat.I don't think any chemical can clean that either.
It is chemically oxidized not "dirty". Try soap and water or acetone on a rusty nail and see what happens.