Photos of the actual coin for sale...
Very nice BU with 5 FULL steps..
Completely covered light black/dark gray referred to as a "Black Beauty" by a few grading services..
Minting process of "improper annealing", I cannot simply explain so I will paste this quote by the 2010 director of the mint Michael White..
"...the result of a loss of protective atmosphere or being stuck in the annealing furnace for a prolonged period of time, or both.
This would result in migration of the copper and nickel to the surface of the blank. Since there is three times as much copper then nickel in the outer layer of these coins, the diffusion of copper to the surface will be significantly greater than the diffusion of the nickel, resulting in the reddish appearance ..."
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