A coin that has not been cleaned should be brown, red, or red brown.
The 1881 one penny coin can be worth from $6.00 to $50.00 depending on the condition of the one penny coin.
A Coin?
The face value of any coin is what is inscribed on the face of it. The face value of a 1 Penny coin is 1 Penny.
Penny - British decimal coin - was created in 1971.
I have a 1977 penny that can be picked up with a magnet and it is bright gold in color. The detail in the coin is much more detailed than that in a brand new penny. Definition is very, very high.
Some cents tone to a color that looks like gold but the US has never made a gold one cent coin. It's a penny.
The Royal Mint did not produce any gold coins in 1971. The closest in appearance to a gold coin would be the 2 New Pence, 1 New Penny and Half New Penny coins which are all made from bronze and have the denomination of the coins inscribed on the reverse. The 2 New Penny coin is 25.91 mm in diameter and has the Welsh plumes on the reverse. The 1 New Penny coin is 20.32 mm in diameter and has a crowned portcullis on the reverse. The Half New Penny coin is 17.14 mm in diameter and has a crown on the reverse.
The penny is the only coin that has a picture of Lincoln on it.
coin like the penny is a coin.
The reason your coin is the size and color of a nickel is that it IS a nickel, not a penny. Remember Roman numerals? V = 5. Please see the Related Question for more information.
The coin that is not a penny is a quarter. The other one IS a penny.