1975 Penny

[bellhunter53]

I recently came across a 1975 penny that is gold colored and has the date 12-31-74 stamped above the 1975 date. Has anyone ever heard or seen this before? I can't find out anything about it on the internet. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

 

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[Tabfry]

Ok, I'll be the first to ask... Got any pics?

 

[aa battery]

Yes i have my exboss had a penny like that but i cant remember the year so i guess there is at least two pennies with a date on it.Ibet theres more.

 

[Montana Jim]

A google search found two other inquiries just like yours... as far back as a few years ago, on other boards... No replies, just the question.

 

[gold fish]

I found a 1977 that was like that while roll hunting, I was told that there was a very common chemistry experiment done during high-school chemistry classes that caused the transformation. Some sort of demonstration of chemical changes.

 

[Cgardner]

yea this is chemistry experiament where you pull the outer shell of the penny off to get to the Zinc core at which point is dropped into some boiling liquid I dont remeber the exact contents. but it produces a Golden Penny that looks exactly like the copper outer shell we see everyday.

 

[Montana Jim]

what about the date stamp? That part of the experiment?

 

[gold fish]

I can't help you get a date, jim, I'm sorry.....