What Causes A Penny To Be This Dark

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Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 1:54 pm Penny looks clean black no rot or anything. Just got this from my change at the gas station. I never seen a clean discolored penny like this. I can't do any close up pictures until I get home. Report this Post to the Staff

SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 2:03 pm Looks like someone was bored in class so took a sharpie to it. Some kind of paint/marker or something. Report this Post to the Staff
Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 2:23 pm I can't acetone it till later at home. It caught my eye bcuz it's really clean Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 3:07 pm Was it in a fire? Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 4:31 pm Snatched , is that you hand or a glove? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCollector2000 Pillar of the Community United States 2563 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 5:40 pm Looks like fire/cigarette ash Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 8:58 pm yeah that's dark alright. some kind of reaction to the outside elements. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/20/2015 9:08 pm Smell like smoke? Report this Post to the Staff
Snatched Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 03/24/2015 02:51 am It has a rose gold color, I used acetone for 2 days, 1 day wasn't good enough it stayed black. Report this Post to the Staff
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