How to turn a penny into gold with common chemicals

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This science experiment will show you how to turn a penny into gold with common chemicals.  This video tutorial will demonstrate turning the copper penny into a silver penny and into a gold cent.  All you need to make gold pennies is sodium hydroxide (also known as lye), zinc powder, a small glass beaker with some distilled water in it, a clean copper penny, a couple of measuring spoons, and a glass stirring rod.