Check for suspicious backlinks, other than that you can't really tell if it was penalized until you register and try ranking. But again, as a new owner with new content, if its penalized, you can get it reviewed through WMT.
Domain tld should not matter, but whether it does matter is a different thing altogether. Its always best to go for old established tlds for quicker, if not always better rankings.
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