1972 Penny No Mint On Foreign Planchet?

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Coinerin New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 09:56 am Hey guys. I have this penny. It is on a larger planchet than the normal penny. Pictures to show size. I did research to see what foreign currency the Philadelphia mint produced in 1972. This coin weighs 3.1g like a normal penny. However is larger. In researching the closest thing I can find would be possibly the Panama Balboa? It is 3.1g made of copper and possibly larger. Could this be a penny on a panama planchet? Or during the minting process can a planchet be hit so hard it flattens the planchet making it larger? Just trying to find out why the size is so different? Any help would be awesome! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 10:05 am My first thought is a broadstrike? http://www.error-ref.com/?s=broad+strike John1 Report this Post to the Staff
CentSearcher Valued Member United States 103 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 10:15 am Yeah, looks like a broadstruck. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 12:31 pm Agree on broadstrike. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Panamanian coins were minted in the US on US planchets in 1972. The Balboa is pegged to the US dollar, and all their denominations use the same planchet composition and sizes as US coins of the same denomination. In other words, a 1972 penny struck on a Panamanian planchet would just be a normal 1972 penny. Edited by SamCoin 09/19/2020 12:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
suipakpaikungfu Pillar of the Community United States 992 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 12:36 pm Looks fake to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 12:40 pm I'm in the broadstruck camp. @coinerin, can you please post the diameter of this coin to this thread? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 12:58 pm I'm almost sure it's a broad strike. The coin was struck on a normal planchet, but outside of the retaining collar so it wasn't limited to the normal diameter of 19.05 mm. Do you happen to know the diameter of your coin? Not that it will change my answer, I'm just curious. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
CentSearcher Valued Member United States 103 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 1:08 pm Yes, samcoin, I hane found Balboa cents in penny rolls, they are the same diameter. Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24153 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 1:23 pm Quote: Looks fake to me. Explain why please? Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/19/2020 10:53 pm What me wonder is, how does it have a reverse rim? Makes me wonder it is was struck once in the collar and once out of the collar, exactly on the devices both times. Most of the time the devices will be enlarged on the second strike: Note the enlarged devices on the second strike enlarged from the first strike? Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/20/2020 04:54 am Coop, If not a broad strike then what do you think it is? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/20/2020 10:10 am Might have to ask Mike Diamond on this one? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinerin New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 09/20/2020 11:31 am I measured it and it looks almost exactly 20mm Edited by Coinerin 09/20/2020 11:44 am Report this Post to the Staff
Grelko Valued Member United States 232 Posts	Posted 09/20/2020 11:41 am Is there any chance this could be a " Texas Cent" that was also a Dryer Coin? Is it thinner than a regular cent? Edited by Grelko 09/20/2020 11:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinerin New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 09/20/2020 11:53 am It is a little thinner. It is the coin on top beside another 1972 penny Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/21/2020 08:43 am Not a Texas Cent, this is a broadstrike Report this Post to the Staff
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