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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Michael K, post: 3727963, member: 78298&quot;]Black Beauty nickels (often 1958 and 1959, but other dates as well)</p><p>become dark from being improperly annealed. They were cooked too long.</p><p>If you look at the edges/rims of these coins there are not dark.</p><p>If you look at the rims/edges of your coin (not pictured) I am sure they are&nbsp; just</p><p>as dark as the rest of your coin. A likely scenario for your environmentally damaged coin was that it was in the ground for a while, (rusted) recovered by a metal detectorist and released back into circulation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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