I came across this penny last night at work and I was wondering if anyone could tell me anything more about it. I took a picture of it beside a regular penny for comparison. The penny itself feels lighter than a regular penny.
The solution in which they used to plate the pennies at the mint got old and impure and made the copper plating start to turn to brass.
Yeah I've read up on the three options that it could be an error penny, gold plated, or the high school chem experiment. I was looking for more info from anyone who has encountered something like this. WOuld it be worth it bringing it to a dealer to look it over?
First of all, most dealers don't have much of a clue when it comes to errors. You could send it to Ken Potter who is the only person I know of who's given any consideration to the so called "brass plated cents", but even those aren't "yellowish." But basically, no. It's not worth sending in.
