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<p>[QUOTE="TinkerTanker44432, post: 3913623, member: 108913"]Hello!</p><p>I found this 1996 D penny a while back, and I grabbed it because it's this gold color, though I'm not sure why. A quick search tells me it's because the penny's zinc coating got heated, and mixed with the copper of the penny creating "yellow brass," though I'm curious if this is the case or not.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c0069c92-45b5-4dfe-ae02-92c1dfed26e5/ddlj3tz-8f6ede9b-9440-4bbb-92e7-d4a16da4325b.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_1192,q_70,strp/img_20191202_151222_by_tinkertanker44432_ddlj3tz-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MjI3NiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2MwMDY5YzkyLTQ1YjUtNGRmZS1hZTAyLTkyYzFkZmVkMjZlNVwvZGRsajN0ei04ZjZlZGU5Yi05NDQwLTRiYmItOTJlNy1kNGExNmRhNDMyNWIuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.q17Uc96iA3zLYM8EWTAZ25Y39Eu3Jrch7_dtaVonLy4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c0069c92-45b5-4dfe-ae02-92c1dfed26e5/ddlj3oo-d508bea8-1066-41ab-8ef8-d16243659291.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_1192,q_70,strp/img_20191202_151330_by_tinkertanker44432_ddlj3oo-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MjI3NiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2MwMDY5YzkyLTQ1YjUtNGRmZS1hZTAyLTkyYzFkZmVkMjZlNVwvZGRsajNvby1kNTA4YmVhOC0xMDY2LTQxYWItOGVmOC1kMTYyNDM2NTkyOTEuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.JP9dax4T5PAaWz_61IOgtCBT0pD8qLCfYf0IgD79JKk" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>(sorry for the sideways pictures, I can't get them the right way to save my life and I have work in 20 minutes so I can't spend that much more time on it).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TinkerTanker44432, post: 3913623, member: 108913"]Hello! I found this 1996 D penny a while back, and I grabbed it because it's this gold color, though I'm not sure why. A quick search tells me it's because the penny's zinc coating got heated, and mixed with the copper of the penny creating "yellow brass," though I'm curious if this is the case or not. [IMG]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c0069c92-45b5-4dfe-ae02-92c1dfed26e5/ddlj3tz-8f6ede9b-9440-4bbb-92e7-d4a16da4325b.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_1192,q_70,strp/img_20191202_151222_by_tinkertanker44432_ddlj3tz-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MjI3NiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2MwMDY5YzkyLTQ1YjUtNGRmZS1hZTAyLTkyYzFkZmVkMjZlNVwvZGRsajN0ei04ZjZlZGU5Yi05NDQwLTRiYmItOTJlNy1kNGExNmRhNDMyNWIuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.q17Uc96iA3zLYM8EWTAZ25Y39Eu3Jrch7_dtaVonLy4[/IMG] [IMG]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/c0069c92-45b5-4dfe-ae02-92c1dfed26e5/ddlj3oo-d508bea8-1066-41ab-8ef8-d16243659291.jpg/v1/fill/w_670,h_1192,q_70,strp/img_20191202_151330_by_tinkertanker44432_ddlj3oo-pre.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MjI3NiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcL2MwMDY5YzkyLTQ1YjUtNGRmZS1hZTAyLTkyYzFkZmVkMjZlNVwvZGRsajNvby1kNTA4YmVhOC0xMDY2LTQxYWItOGVmOC1kMTYyNDM2NTkyOTEuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEyODAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.JP9dax4T5PAaWz_61IOgtCBT0pD8qLCfYf0IgD79JKk[/IMG] (sorry for the sideways pictures, I can't get them the right way to save my life and I have work in 20 minutes so I can't spend that much more time on it).[/QUOTE]
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