Two possible reasons: The blank never made it through the cladding process. Sometimes, a copper nickel coin can discolour like this, depending on the environment it has been in.
How much does it weigh? That should give you a clue as to whether it has been clad or not.
I don't think it is a penny planchet, or rim damage would have resulted during the striking process.
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