can i get some advice on why this penny looks like this

Has a orange color to it with a silver color under,are they to look like this?

 

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The copper plating has been worn off to reveal the zinc underneath.

 

If you don't own a current copy of the "Red Book" perhaps you should buy one. It contains a wealth of information, one of which is the metal composition of every denomination.

Chris