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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DRayebeorg, post: 24857619, member: 151756&quot;]I found a 2001 black nickel. Can&#039;t yet post pics &#039;cause I&#039;m a newbie. I know about the &#039;58 and &#039;59 Black Beauties and they&#039;re the official &quot;Black Beauties.&quot; But, there seems to be a number of zinc-clad coins (nickels, dimes, quarters) for which black versions have been found. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve read that environmental damage can be a reason - heating to 400 degrees, burying - but also overheating during the lamination process for the coin metal may cause the black color prior to minting.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve heated a penny, nickel, dime, and quarter in the oven at 400 for 30 minutes and the penny turns yellow (it was a zinc penny), and the nickel, dime, and quarter turned iridescent (&quot;rainbow&quot;). Haven&#039;t tried burying a nickel, though. I think it may take longer than I&#039;m willing to wait.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I&#039;m holding on to the nickel for fun.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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