Mo! Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Alright, so all I had to say when i got this one in change was WTF?!? Since i can't get good pictures, it might be hard to answer to me why i got a golden penny dated 2001 with the mint-mark "D". Or... I sound really stupid because there is a really commen explanation. P.S. The penny is in UNC condition, if I am correct in assuming that is the correct abbr. for completely flawless/scratchless/etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 More than likely it was plated after it left the mint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I'd bet its a brass penny (cent for Justcarl). Sometimes the planchet metal isn't properly mixed. Worth just 1/100th of a dollar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo! Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I'd bet its a brass penny (cent for Justcarl). Sometimes the planchet metal isn't properly mixed. Worth just 1/100th of a dollar planchet metal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturzny Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 The planchet is zinc, and it's plated with copper. Copper cents have not been produced since 1982. Sounds more to me like a plating post-mint but hard to say without a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 We did something like that in high school. Burned the penny over something and it turned gold? Maybe someone got bored with their chemistry experiment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just carl Posted March 8, 2009 Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Such a coin dated 2001D or almost anthing after 1982 is common. The reason some look like they are Gold is due to many reasons. 1. Some people use pennies to show how a polish, wax, cleaner for cars can make thier car sparkle. 2. Some kids actually play with electrolysis in chem classes and pennies are great subjects. 3. Some people just shine coins for the fun of it and put them back into circulation. 4. Really slight chance of a slight mixture mistake at the Mint and the outer layer not pure Copper but a mixture of Tin, Zinc and Copper making it Brass. 5. Just normal looking but you usually don't get new coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo! Posted March 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2009 Such a coin dated 2001D or almost anthing after 1982 is common. The reason some look like they are Gold is due to many reasons. 1. Some people use pennies to show how a polish, wax, cleaner for cars can make thier car sparkle. 2. Some kids actually play with electrolysis in chem classes and pennies are great subjects. 3. Some people just shine coins for the fun of it and put them back into circulation. 4. Really slight chance of a slight mixture mistake at the Mint and the outer layer not pure Copper but a mixture of Tin, Zinc and Copper making it Brass. 5. Just normal looking but you usually don't get new coins. It's probably brass, but still how does that come to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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