Upon what are you basing that assumption? The color may be from oxidation; the coin is mostly copper. If a cent planchet, it should weigh 2.5 g, look more copper-colored, and be very thin. It does not appear as such.
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1983 D Washington quarter struck onto 1 cent planchet.
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ANA-Certified Numismatist · Hudson Valley Numismatics
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