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Calvinhardiman
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I was sorting through some coins today and I found what looks like a yellow 2013 Shield penny has anyone ever come across that before I know it's not gold
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Hemispherical
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Does it look like this?
Off-gold-colored paint (touted as gold-plated). The cent is being used as a freebie promotional item to watch an in-store promotion for jewelry.
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ricko
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Gold plated - or sometimes painted - are encountered from time to time. Some are promotional, others are done in plating shops by employees as 'experiments'.... I worked in printed circuit facilities for years and saw many coins plated.... Cheers, RickO
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FredWeinberg
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It's been gold plated.
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Yes it does I would post a picture but my camera is poor. I just found a 2012 the same way
So it is of no value? Just a fun find