1¢ It's either plated or has been exposed to a chemical that changed its color. That's a frequent experiment in high school chemistry.
My guess would be that it was plated with gold (or a gold-colored metal) after minting, and that it is thus worth about a penny.
The US has never made a gold penny (or cent). Your coin has either been plated (maybe with gold, maybe it's a gold-colored bronze) or it has been affected by some chemical. Either way, it is worth one cent.
The date of the "gold colored penny" is needed. Post new question.
1 cent. It's plated. The US has never made a gold penny.
There was never a gold half penny issued by the U.S. Mint.
no such coin
It's not real. It's a novelty item that sells for a couple of bucks in stores. I have a big one that I use in my office as a coaster.
No such thing.
Modified coins have no collector value.
Sorry! It's worth a penny. It's only gold plated which doesn't add any value to the coin.
Canadian cents, including the 1974, are copper colored, because they're made of or plated with copper. If you have a gold one, then someone other that the Royal Canadian Mint coated it with something else.
The US NEVER made any gold 1 cent coins