Found this in a Penny Roll Hunt!

I found this is a new roll of Pennies from the Philadelphia Mint...very cool!

 

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Wait.. A brand new roll of Philadelphia roll?
As in 2019 Cents?

 

The mint must be making the Bahama coins for them , and the coin got mixed into the roll somehow . That is a nice looking penny . Dillan

 

I was about to ask the same question.

@PassthePuck - When did the US Mint start acting as a middle man for the Bahamas?

Chris

 

No.. Because that Cent was Minted in 2004.. The OP stated that he found it in a new 2019 Cent roll.

 

Yep...all pennies were 2019 P with the exception of this one coin...very cool.

 

I'm guessing this means "a roll I just got" or "a newly-wrapped roll" where all the other ones were 2019-P.

I'm guessing it does not mean "I bought this roll directly from the Mint".

Let's please not give more encouragement to the "off-metal error" visitors who think every corroded or replated coin must be a rare and valuable example of the Mint striking a coin on some sort of foreign planchet...

 

The Bahama pennies are the same size and weight as US.
And their money is 1:1 with the dollar.
Here are their specs:
Metal Copper plated Zinc
Weight 2.50 g
Diameter 19.00 mm
Same as ours. It will fit in a coin acceptor as a penny.

 

It's hard to believe you found it in a new roll of 2019 P Cents. Quality control at the Philadelphia Mint is exceptional. I've seen it with my own eyes. No way a 2004 Bahamas Cent could get mixed in with the batches of newly minted Cents.

 

The roll was a Brinks, Loomis or another 3rd party wrapped roll is my best guess.

 

Yes, it's not from the mint. I'll get that from Loomis.
A roll with almost all new quarters, and 1 or 2 others.

 

Most new coin hunters do not realize that the rolled coins from bank sources are rolled by a 3rd party such as Guarda, Loomis, etc. that sells the service to the banks, It is natural to think the mint rolled them, and it is true sometimes the mint does sell to individuals rolls directly thru their customers, at a premium over over face. The wrappers in that case are labeled such. Jim

 

NO! Bahamian pennies are much smaller than U.S. pennies. It's not even close.

 

I have a few laying around somewhere. They're neat to see once in a while.
They are actually, technically, wider than a US Cent by 0.05mm but the same weight as copper US Cents.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3159.html

 

You are wrong.

The current current copper plated zinc cents from the Bahamas
are the EXACT same size as ours. Same weight, same diameter, same metal.
Even the earlier ones that are 95% copper are almost exactly the same weight
and diameter.
Why don't you look it up instead of spreading mis information?
Or prove your ridiculous claim.

As for the post above mine, they make copper plated zinc cents now.
I already gave the specs and they are identical.

 

This coin was found in a roll of US pennies.
IT'S THE SAME SIZE.


Country The Bahamas
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1985-2004
Value 1 Cent
0.01 BSD = 0.010 USD
Metal Copper plated Zinc
Weight 2.50 g
Diameter 19.00 mm
Thickness 1.40 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑

 

I see regularly encounter Bahamian coins here (SE Florida). I also frequent the islands from time to time.

Here is a pic of a Bahamian penny I came across today, and a penny I got in change today. They are clearly not the same size. Not even close.

 

So, you're saying that I have a rare penny that was stamped on the wrong planchet?

 

So I solved the problem of the too small / too big planchet.

Dates: 1 cent 1974-1985 Brass, 3.16g, ø 19.05mm
Dates: 1 cent 1985-2004 Copper plated zinc, 2.5g, ø 19mm
Dates: 1 cent 2006-2007 Copper plated zinc, 2.5g, ø 19mm
Dates: 1 cent 2009-2015 Copper plated zinc, 1.75g, ø 17mm

https://en.ucoin.net/catalog/?tag=commonwealth_of_the_bahamas