Turko Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 This dime is any special?or it’s normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, Turko said: This dime is any special?or it’s normal It took thirty years to develop this interesting uncommon color. We will have to wait for one of our resident mad scientists to weigh in with a credible analysis. Turko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Ordinary dime that was heated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsshog40 Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Or corroded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 Curious -- What might suggest the dime is "special?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turko Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 I don’t know I like the know why it’s black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I have come across blackened coins from time to time. And if they are are of the clad persuasion, as this one clearly is [1989-P] I feel free to commit the ultimate sacrilege which is take a brillo pad to it which will not decrease its value by one cent. A cursory look clearly indicates its an ordinary dime -- take a look at the wear on Roosevelt's locks -- but, as the old Clairol commercial goes, "only [his] hairdresser knows for sure." For a more responsible explanation, I would wait until a Rosie lover like Just Bob weighs in. I suggest when all is said and done the term environmental damage will rear its ugly head. I myself prefer the less pejorative tarnish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 I've dug modern dimes up metal detecting before that had turned black. Could be environmental damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I've found several modern quarters like that too. Here's one I dug up and cleaned off and putting back into circulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAULEMALL Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 18 minutes ago, Hoghead515 said: I've found several modern quarters like that too. Here's one I dug up and cleaned off and putting back into circulation. Amizing how it really doesn't detract from the design.. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
