Was offered this for $10. I know the penny is not a fake. However, I cant find out what country has a 2.6.7 gram planchet. Any ideas? Is this even worth me spending $10? View attachment 743002 View attachment 743003
You need to provide more information. Who offered it to you? What makes them think it's struck on a foreign planchet? Looks damaged. Only way to determine is to get the Cent looked at. Testing of the metal content can maybe give a clue if on that year the US Mint was making coins for other countries using that type of Planchet.
You would have to find out if Denver minted foreign planchets in 1957 ( or 1 year before), I know Philly did a lot of foreign stuff. And then you would have to know the diameter and weight. Those coins exist but they are rare, and this is probably just a damaged 57-D.
I meant coins, not planchets. The foreign coin would have to be smaller than the Lincoln. However, the rim on this coin is prob a key marker that it is not on a foreign planchet. It looks like a regular rim. If this cent was struck on a smaller planchet the date and letters would all be pushed past the edge, those that are just seem worn and the other details are not pushed to the edge. Here is a link that may help your search: https://minterrornews.com/news-5-13-03-foreigners_in_the_mint.html
Well, the rims are smooth and there aren't any tool markings on them to suggest filing. But there is no rim. A dealer offered it to me, so I have to think if he thought it was something more, he would have submitted it.
There is a link to an extensive table at the end of the article @Michael K posted which provides excellent info (dates, denominations, weights, diameters, composition) https://minterrornews.com/foreign_coinage_production_figures.pdf It is worth bookmarking BTW: yours is not struck on a foreign planchet
I enjoyed your answer. Convincing but but. Don't you think this is possible. To my eye it looks like I'm sucked in
