A question about foreign coins minted by the United States

Does anyone know of a penny sized foreign coin minted in 1993? I have a very weird American cent that I uploaded images of to my Snupps account. It's the same weight and diameter as a normal cent, but it's very thick and has a raised rim around the circumference of the coin on both sides. I can grab the photos from Snupps if necessary. My name on there is MikeeVee if anyone is a member with that app. (Its great for any type of collector and is free to use and allows posting your items straight to eBay if you want to)

 

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Explain to me how this can be so, unless it's hollow. 1993 cents are already pretty low on the "specific gravity" scale.

 

Well, I can take it out if the flip and measure it again. But last I checked the only difference was the thickness. It seems like either a wrong planchet or something else. Like the planchet was too soft and squished, or improper pressure was applied in the minting process to a normal planchet. It may be slightly larger in diameter. I don't have any tool for measuring diameter other than laying it on top of a normal cent.

 

My first guess is that it is spooned/dryer coin. Pics or it didn't happen

 

I'll post the photos from my snupps, give me a bit to grab them.

 

Here are the images I uploaded to snupps.

 

Yup. I stand by my first assertion. Your coin either spent some time tumbling around a dryer or something else, or was "spooned".

 

Yeah, but why would anyone spoon a 1993 penny? There's no wear on the devices or signs of heat damage. And the edge is uniform, doesn't look like it was forcibly squashed.

 

Because people do stupid stuff? More likely, it was stuck in a dryer or something else for awhile.

 

It doesn't show signs of that. At least not to me it doesn't, I've compared images to dryer coins and spooned coins. It could be a spooned coin, I guess. It's still odd, lol.

 

It's not a foreign planchet. Guarantee that.

 

Your coin was forcefully compacted which resulted in raising the rim above its normal level as the pressure was applied. The edge and the rim show strong evidence of tool marks. The coin's edge should be smooth, unless it is a blank (no upset rim). And the coin you posted is 1983, not 1993.

The U.S. gov't minted coins for over 40 countries from around 1833 (unofficially, and then officially starting in 1874) up until the mid 1980s. After the mid 1980s only one issue was made, the 1000 Silver Kronur Leif Ericson commemorative for Iceland dated 2000 and struck at the Philadelphia Mint as a two-coin set.

Unfortunately, your sample has not only been damaged after it left the Mint, but it is not a foreign stock.

 

Ah, meant to say 1983, my bad.

 

So THAT explains how quickly they got those 2-coin sets out.

 

Generally foreign coins will never have the same weight and dimensions as US coins.
Except for the Bahamas and Panama.