Can anyone tell me what's up with this coin?

It's got a unique color to it, almost a bright yellow. It weighs 2.5g like the usual penny. So, I'm confused.. please educate me.

 

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WHAT YEAR AND MINTMARK?

 

It's a 1984 cent... zinc inside, with a thin copper coating.

Maybe it was electroplated -- a shiny novelty item.

Or possibly the result of high school chemistry:

 

https://minterrornews.com/issue36.pdf

 

There are 138 pages on that link.. What do you want to point out?

 

1984 D

 

1984 D

 

1984 D

 

So, would this coin be of any value or Is it gonna be just a great conversation piece added to my collection??

 

Pilgrim, around here we call that "Show and Tell" !!

 

When I was a kid we used to rub Mercury on pennies and make them all shiny and silvery color.

 

Bad Company wrote a song about that.

 

That's what I thought.. thanks friend

 

yes, it moved when you took the picture

 

It's never going to any significant value beyond face, but if you like it, keep it. You only have $0.01 tied up.

That's the joy of collecting. As long as you're realistic about the value of a coin (or lack thereof), then you can save anything you want, regardless of what others think

 

I found this, it's gold plated. Fortunately it's only a large date.
I assume yours is plated. People do stuff with pennies all the time.

 

That there are many ways, such as offering different publications to refer, OTHER than 1 sentence disinterested comments....

 

Is this worth money ??? 2.5 2003 d mint I have never seen one on this year !!!!

 

Never seen one what?
That penny appears to be a normal 2003 Lincoln cent that has environmental damage on it, Donovan. Perhaps someone got something on it or it was glued to something.
I'm not a scientist and I don't have the coin in my hand, but that's pretty much the story even if I were and if I did.
Is there something else you've noticed about the coin that I may have missed?
If so, please point it out. Everyone here is happy to help.

Welcome to Coin Talk and Thanks for Posting.

BTW, it's just worth a penny.