Off-color 2005 Lincoln Cent?

I have a 2005 Lincoln cent that appears off-color. It has the color, I believe, of zinc.
Several weighings have been in the range of 2.46 to 2.48 grams - never higher.
The official weight is 2.50 grams.

Is it possible that this coin skipped the copper plating process? Any suggestions or
comments would be most welcome. Is this a coin collectors dream or is it something
less mysterious?

(I'm new to on-line forums so please excuse me if this has not been posted correctly.)

Thanks all,
Sandy

 

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just an odd color toning, could be natural or artificial, IMO....

 

Thanks Ken: That's all it is. But I'll keep it handy.

 

Again Ken: On the other hand, it has the same coloring (not a toning) throughout and I don't think it's plated. I've never seen that color of a Lincoln penny in all of the 80+ years I've been around. So, thanks for the answer but I'm not convinced.

 

In chemistry class when i was in high school, we used to take pennies and do a process of giving them a very thin plating of zinc, then placing them over a bunsen burner and the zinc plating would turn a gold color. See if you can google the process of turning a penny gold.

 

by all means keep it, i keep all toned cents i find, heres a few..

 

Thanks for the info Evan8 - I guess that probably answers my question. Appreciate
the help.

 

Hi ken

 

Hi Ken454: I thank you very much for your comments and all of the photos.
I've got the picture now. I'll just keep the coin as a souvenir.
Sandy