Is This Color Right On This Lincoln Cent?

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Muncie Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 2:50 pm Not sure why this penny is this color? I've never seen anything even seen anything close to this before. Report this Post to the Staff

Dearborn Moderator United States 97904 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 2:53 pm copper can take on many different hues at it gets a patina. things like humidity, temperature, and other environmental conditions can effect the color Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Muncie Valued Member United States 76 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 2:59 pm Do y'all think that it's worth grading? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 3:06 pm Nope. It is worth about 25 cents, if you bought it at a local coin shop. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21643 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 3:12 pm Quote: Do y'all think that it's worth grading? Definitely not, colour difference is not an error. You would be spending wasted money on a coin worth 1 cent. The only time a coin is worth grading (value wise anyway) is if it is worth about $150.00 or more. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19226 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 3:34 pm Common color. Shows light circulation and some spotting. Not worth grading. At any of the three coin shops I frequent, the coin as pictured would be worth one cent. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 4:57 pm I'm assuming you haven't seen many 95% copper Lincolns .That's the color they are supposed to be for a red unc . Yes much different than the crappy zincolns . Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/21/2022 5:58 pm Definitely not worth grading! Report this Post to the Staff
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