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Everardo Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 10:03 pm Hello I got this penny while roll humting and thought it looked strange the color looks like gold or dark yellow any have have any thouths Report this Post to the Staff

RoyCoinBoy Pillar of the Community United States 1609 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 10:26 pm Doesn't look like gold plating, but could be. Otherwise it may be residue or paint. Report this Post to the Staff
cwb Pillar of the Community United States 3463 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 10:43 pm Quote: Brass Plated Cents It is not uncommon to find a Zinc cent that has been Brass plated instead of plated with Copper. This can happen when Zinc planchets get left behind in the plating tank and dissolve to combine with the Copper which becomes Brass. Then this solution gets plated onto the next round of Zinc planchets. Brass plated cents will have more of a yellow color to them verses the normal red color of the Copper plated cents. http://lincolncentsonline.com/error3.html One possibility. Report this Post to the Staff
oldmike Pillar of the Community Canada 891 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 11:48 pm with cwb Report this Post to the Staff
coin197 Pillar of the Community United States 1963 Posts	Posted 01/21/2017 11:58 pm The copper plating had zinc planchets diluted into it, turning the plating lighter colored. There is little or no premium for brass plated cents. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 04:41 am Does not look gold plated or a brass plate to me. Looks like some kind of circulation toning or just dirty. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
MontCollector Pillar of the Community United States 2403 Posts	Posted 01/22/2017 04:48 am Quote: Looks like some kind of circulation toning or just dirty. I tried some experiment last winter and put some coins on my wood stove to heat up. When an LMC was left on there it ended up turning a light gold color very similar to yours. This might happen if left on the dashboard of a hot car in summer time as well. Edit: My 1000th post! Edited by MontCollector 01/22/2017 04:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
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