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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DatDareNickelGuy, post: 6318900, member: 107243&quot;]<b>Improperly Annealed.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b>Want to take a little time today and talk about a beautiful error coin. This coin has yet to be found by me. Hopefully one shows up!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;Now this error has a lot to do with the color of the coin. A improperly annealed error can be many colors. Yellow,Pink,Red, and even black. In fact one of the most famous nickels that was improperly annealed was the 1959 &quot;Black Beauty&quot;. Now keep in mind a &quot;Black Beauty&quot; can also be found in different dates. Not just the 1959. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The value of this coin depends on how much of the coin is colored. It can be a small part of the coin on just one side or it can be the entire coin both obverse and reverse. The coins with beautiful pink and red on both sides will command a higher premium.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Now the tricky part. Determining whether your coin is PMD or a error. </p><p><br /></p><p>Supposedly one of the ways you can tell if you have one depends on the edges. If the edges look like a normal nickel and you have some pink or red coloring on the coin that appears like the pictures I have provided below you may have one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another one is the coloring caused by the improperly annealing should not affect the mint luster surrounding the color in anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The photos listed below are some examples on ebay. As you can tell the annealing is different on each coin. I chose only photos that are graded by PCGS or NGC to insure accuracy.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250364[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This coin has a very nice copper color. Notice the rim break at the top left of this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250366[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This example obove pretty much covers the entire reverse. Very beautiful!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250367[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A nice solid annealing error. Love the fact the color is even throughout the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250368[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I wanted to post this one do to it not looking like the others. As you can tell this error can be different. It can happen to the whole coin or patches here and there.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250369[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>You will find quite a few like this one with a dark spot right in the middle. It can happen to both obverse and reverse</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250370[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>But don&#039;t be fooled! It doesnt have to be so strong and evident. This example has some nice coloring around the edges. But the reverse is strong in color with also the black spot in the middle below.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250373[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250378[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And of course this is the &quot;Black Beauty&quot; I was referencing to. But this error comes in different dates. Not just the 59.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally below my favorite. Super rich dark copper coloring on both sides. And its the 2005 Bison!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250380[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1250383[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>In conclusion.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;</b>This error by far is another on my bucket list to find. If you pull a nice example you are looking at a decent payday. But if it was me id send that bad boy into grading and just stare at it everyday!!![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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