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One cent. The U.S. does not make gold pennies. Your coin has either been plated for use in jewelry, or the copper coating has reacted a bit with the zinc core. The latter can cause a goldish tint.

Gold currently sells for about $1000 an ounce. A cent weighs around 1/12 of an ounce so a penny made of gold would contain about $80 worth of gold, not a sensible way to make that coin. Alternately, one cent's worth of gold would result in a coin so small you'd need a magnifying glass to see it, LOL!

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