2005 golden colored penny

[Dearing]

im just curious how it got so yellow, wouldnt the acetone over night take some paint off.maybe its an oil based paint? im gonna post some new pics with my scope prolly later.

[Petespockets55]

im just curious how it got so yellow, wouldnt the acetone over night take some paint off.maybe its an oil based paint? im gonna post some new pics with my scope prolly later.

Acetone should remove latex or oil based paint from metal. Not so much with epoxy type finishes.

[Dearing]

oh ok, thank you,what could i use to remove whatever it us or what would you recommend, its one of those i wanna know now lol

[Dearing]

gasoline maybe?

[makecents]

If it's pristine, no lumps or bumps and only pale then it's like the error-ref example, but one in the post has an uneven look so I think it's post mint.

They used to market them in coin magazines as "yellow-jackets" and say they were blanks made for gym token sent to the mint. I doubt that story. Later the explanation of dissolved zinc in the plating bath was what the experts said. Whatever it is, most buyers wouldn't pay a premium for a pale cent since color deviation is not very abnormal and hard to say what's normal or not.

Your recall on everything absolutely amazes me Ed! I just enjoy checking out your responses to learn a new gem or two everyday!

[Petespockets55]

gasoline maybe?

If it is just to satisfy your curiosity and you're not worried about damaging it further (recolored is PSD) you an try something like Citrustrip stripping gel.
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[Dearing]

Your recall on everything absolutely amazes me Ed! I just enjoy checking out your responses to learn a new gem or two everyday!

I agree 100% Ed has amazing knowledge

[Dearing]

yeah, i just want to know if it will come off now lol

[jfines69]

oh ok, thank you,what could i use to remove whatever it us or what would you recommend, its one of those i wanna know now lol

You can try a paint stripper but that will most likely cause other coin issues... All up to you tho... I do not think it is paint tho... Unless the individual that turned the color was a professional the coloring is to evenly distributed???