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jackson12345 Valued Member Canada 71 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 8:40 pm I have a 1962 Lincoln Penny that has a very shiney, mirror-like, silver/gold finish. The colour you see in the photos is exactly as it appears. It came this way from the mint. I personally removed it from the cellophane package. Is this just an example of unusual toning, or possibly incorrect metal used? Unfortunately there is a little corrosion visible around the date. Value? Report this Post to the Staff

silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 8:48 pm What kind of set cello was? what it is the weight? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 8:56 pm Proof of some sort. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
halfamind Pillar of the Community United States 1493 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 8:58 pm Likely plated and packaged after it left the Mint. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19167 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 8:58 pm Could we see an end-on photo of the rim? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:04 pm I think this it is a fantasy coin produce by some sort of medal company for tourism purpose. The coin do not has the normal Design. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:14 pm I think it was heavily polished cent then re-packaged in cello - you can still see some of the polishing compound in between the letters. 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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19167 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:16 pm Come to think of it, the 2 in 1962 looks suspect--given the photo posted. Compare with published PCGS photos. Could be an issue with the lighting, however. Edited by ijn1944 01/30/2023 9:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8760 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:16 pm Looks like just a really bad, after mint, plating job. The copper is reacting with whatever it is or just doing what copper does. It turns green, given the right circumstances. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
jackson12345 Valued Member Canada 71 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:20 pm Here is the item in it's mint packaging before I removed it. I set it next to another mint set to compare the difference in penny colours. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:32 pm Post the photo please. You forgot this, me I done many times this before. The rim it is like proof. Report this Post to the Staff
jackson12345 Valued Member Canada 71 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:33 pm Here is the item in it's mint packaging before I removed it. I set it next to another mint set to compare the difference in penny colours. Report this Post to the Staff
jackson12345 Valued Member Canada 71 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:34 pm give me few minutes to take and load rim shot Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96451 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 9:49 pm A mint package? That blows my thought about it being polished out of the water. But I have a new one... Could a proof coin have made its way into a uncirculated mint package? And if so, I think it should have been left inside the package for a mint packaging error. 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
jackson12345 Valued Member Canada 71 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 10:04 pm And now the rim shots Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8760 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 10:23 pm Don't mean to offend but the packaging means nothing. They are repackaged too, just like plating after the mint. I'll let the more learned folks speak to this but the rims look rough and not correct for a business or proof coin. Thanks for the pics though. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
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