So after fiddling with these little guys, following Roy's logical methodology, here is what I believe is going on.
The main take-away is that there is a difference in these woofers, with the black surround version sounding a bit more 'mellow' or if you will, less 'sharp', in their upper range. But it's VERY subtle and I would never have noticed if both weren't next to each other, and both have a very similar signature. Clearly, I'm just being stupid picky.
FWIW, the damaged woofer measures 14% lower in inductance than the replacement woofer. I wasn't sure if that reflected the slightly melted voice coil or if it was within production tolerances. DC impedance is within .2 ohms.
My thanks to Mr. Roy and Norman for their wonderful assistance π