Dime planchet question

Is the U.S. Mint currently making any foreign, unreeded coins with dime planchets? I received in change an unremarkable 1996 P dime that doesn't have reeding. It doesn't appear to have been ground down; the rims look right. It's the correct weight and seems otherwise properly struck. If any of you error experts have insight about how it could happen, I would love to hear about it.
The edge pics were difficult to focus, sorry.

 

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6 looks like a '4' to me. @Conder101 .......he knows about the mint making foreigns and the years involved.

 

Now that looks like the beginning at a attempt of a spooned coin

 

http://www.pcgs.com/News/Will-Us-Mint-Once-Again-Produce-Coins-For-Other-Countries

 

Just looks worn to me. Nothing special IMO.

 

I say not struck on foreign planchet. Looks like PMD - Post Mint Damage.

 

@H8_modern

Your photos, particularly of the edge, need to be clearer. It is very unlikely that this could be a planchet intended for a foreign coin since the retaining collar forms the edge during the strike. How could you have a blank collar and dies for a US dime?

Chris

 

I'll try for better pics but your response is why I'm asking for help, I don't know what I'm looking at.

 

Weight on my scale is 2.3g, Redbook lists them at 2.27 so it's as close as my scale can get.

 

Close enough. Just PMD. Could be from wear. Could be spooned. Could be a dryer coin.