Black Dime

Search66 · October 6, 2018 1:57PM

I was going through some coins and found this 1982p dime. In very good condition minus the color. Can anyone explain what happened?

BillJones · October 6, 2018 2:04PM

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.

abcde12345 · October 6, 2018 2:05PM

I don't have the foggiest.

DIMEMAN · October 6, 2018 2:05PM

It's not black on my screen.

Colonialcoin · October 6, 2018 2:07PM

Looks like a normal circulated dime.

gtstang · October 6, 2018 2:13PM

@DIMEMAN said:
It's not black on my screen.

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.

Unknown · October 6, 2018 4:18PM

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Soldi · October 7, 2018 7:45AM

@Search66 said:

I was going through some coins and found this 1982p dime. In very good condition minus the color. Can anyone explain what happened?

Nothing

thisistheshow · October 7, 2018 9:30AM

Try to take a picture that shows the look in hand

divecchia · October 7, 2018 9:45AM

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.

Donato