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Shea New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 06:13 am Never seen a toned penny before that's this new. Chemical? Error? Any help would be nice. Thanks in advance. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

IndianGoldEagle Bedrock of the Community United States 36575 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 09:24 am May have been on the ground in a parking lot or side walk in the rain. Not a mint error. Report this Post to the Staff
Shea New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 09:26 am Man I thought I struck gold. LOL Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 09:26 am its not a mint error. Also could be due to being exposed to a flame or a chemical. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/21/2016 2:44 pm Heat, chemicals, of combination of the two. A short time on the ground, too. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 11/22/2016 09:46 am To me it looks like some type of liquid got on it and stained it. Report this Post to the Staff
Debrajc Pillar of the Community United States 4211 Posts	Posted 11/25/2016 8:40 pm Shea....yes, doesn't look like an error. Just some kind of exposure to something. Report this Post to the Staff
Harry213 Pillar of the Community United States 1070 Posts	Posted 11/25/2016 8:59 pm Nope not treasure , just another ugly "zincoln" It's because the mint switched from 95% copper to 97% zinc cents in 1982 and this newer crappier composition has not held up as well to "environmental" exposure. Where the old copper cents would tone beautiful colors the zinc tend to tone and corrode more hideously. Report this Post to the Staff
Omegaraptor Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 11/25/2016 9:01 pm I have a 2012-D cent which I threw in a cardboard box. Four years later, I dug it up and it had red toning in the center with silver toning towards the edges. Your toning is artificial though. Report this Post to the Staff
BadThad Bedrock of the Community United States 19931 Posts	Posted 11/27/2016 4:19 pm Chemical exposure. Lincoln Cent Lover! VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/ Report this Post to the Staff
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