I'll Try Here On This Blank/Planchet

O.K. Thanks.
Pretty sure though that this is copper. Might be wrong ?
That recess around the outside edge shows no zinc
and it is cut in a little deep.

i posted this on the far side all-ready, but here it is on this side


as we know the US copper plated zinc cent 1982 to present has a weight of 2.5 grams and a diameter of 19mm

the Canadian copper plated zinc cent from 1983 to 1996 also weighs 2.5 grams with a diameter of 19.1 mm

IMHO I think that what you have here is a type 2 (planchet) not a type 1 (rim-less blank)

I have read somewhere that the Royal Canadian Mint contracted the United States Mint in Philadelphia to strike a certain amount of cents.....the amount I don't recall, but in closing....I feel it would be impossible to determine if the planchet had US origin or Canadian......

i will look to see if the Canadian mint struck this blank for a foreign customer....

here is the link....http://www.coinscan.com/mintingvari...foreign.html