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Check Out This 1974 Penny It's Really Red

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Ronda Donis
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Ronda Donis
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Why are red coins valuable?
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This would not be considered a red coin, Ronda.
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freshly minted cents are considered to be red in color, so a red old cent is more valuable because it looks newer and more original

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Ohh ok sorry for my ignorance. But thank you for taking your time to enlighten me so as not to look stupid in the future.
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I like the look of it, would be considered brown.

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