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Red 1975 Penny - Red Red What Does That Mean?

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Completely new to actually checking coins for value, errors, etc. Have always been that obnoxious person who will stop traffic in the middle of rush hour to pick up a penny then trot away saying "See a penny pick it up all day long you'll have good luck!!" with a cheesy smile on my face while 10 people are cussing me out. Lol.. But just recently I started actually learning about coins and have become mildly obsessed with pennies. This particular one though caught my attention because I've never seen a penny this color red before. The orangey copper color, the browns and the rainbow colored coins yes. But never an actual RED penny. Good thing? Bad thing? Not a thing at all?
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To CCF! It's just red toning from environmental factors. A coin can tone to many different colors, depending on what environmental it was in or exposed to. Not an error.
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Agree--the result of copper surfaces reacting to particular environmental agents. The piece didn't exit the striking chamber with that look.
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That is a nice off beat tone, no extra value but looks cool. I collect ones like that just because several next to each other shows different color possibilities.
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@Jlt2099 - Environmental contamination.
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to the CCF You can find these in just about every year of the Lincoln series. As stated above, it's some kind of chemical reaction.
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