I have an orpurtunity to purchase these for a very insignificant amount. I’ve never heard of a black beauty nickel. So is this one? Also does that look like a small date penny? And would they even be worth the couple of bucks I would have to spend? Thanks pros!
A photo of the rim/edge with the coin on the side is nec. to determine if it is a black beauty/improperly annealed. Or, environmental damage. The 1970-S looks like a small date. Curl on the 9, the high 7 and the weakly struck LIBERTY.
Well I did it. Scored them both as well as a Kentucky silver proof quarter and a rotated die 1966 penny. 9$ for the lot. Here’s a pic of the edge, bad pic sorry.
I have not viewed black as a good color for copper-nickel coins after I learned that the black 1862 Indian Cent I purchased while in high school in the mid 1960s was corroded. Sorry, I am not a fan of the nickel.
Based on what I can see on your pic, it is not an annealing error. Improperly annealed coins are not solid black on the rims.
