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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;USCoinCollector42, post: 3091263, member: 75732&quot;]If any of your zinc pennies are missing their copper layer, they would be silver-colored (not silver just the color silver) because of the zinc core. Sometimes the copper layer can be removed outside the mint through a chemical reaction, but this would remove the entire copper coating and likely leave surface damage. Mint errors&nbsp; are usually only missing the copper layer on one side and will not leave the mint with any surface damage. A cent that shows zinc on both sides is very likely just a victim of post-mint damage. In your case, the copper layer is easily visible and has only been tinted a different color by some sort of environmental damage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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