It's likely to have been plated or just looks that color from cleaning, the US never struck any gold one cent coins. The date is common and the damage to the coin from plating/cleaning has destroyed the collectible value. So if you get any offer on it, take it.
There was never a gold half penny issued by the U.S. Mint.
The US NEVER made any gold 1 cent coins
Its value is based only on the value of the metals it contains. A plated coin has no true numismatic value.
About $325, for its gold content.
1889 was the last year for one dollar coins.
The value of a 1905 gold plated Indian Head penny varies according to condition. You might get $40 for a penny in very good condition.
If it's gold, then it's been altered (like gold plated or chemically changed), and it's lost any collector value it may have had.
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.
The US never struck any gold 1 cent coins, it's likely a Indian Head cent that's been cleaned and just looks like gold and has little if any collectible value at all.
no such coin
The US never struck any gold 1 cent coins, it's likely a Indian Head cent that's been cleaned and just looks like gold and has little if any collectible value at all.
No such thing.
75% of the value of a pure(24K) ounce of gold.
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.
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.