Off-Metal Strike - Brass 1967 Penny

[Red Riley]

A recent bulk lot yielded this oddity. At 9.31g it is a little lighter than a standard 1967 penny, although to be honest the difference is quite marginal - 'normal' pennies average out at around 9.4g and to all intents and purposes the diameter is the same. I had an off-metal strike a couple of years ago but in that case it was patently obvious that the flan was simply one from a regular florin/10P. This is different as I can't for the life of me work out what flan is being used. It has the same level of detail and is produced to pretty much the same standards as a bronze penny. The coin is actually slightly paler and more shiny than it appears in the photographs.

Any ideas?

[HistoricCoinage]

Perhaps a foreign coin made by the Royal Mint, they still produce about 15% of the world's currency coins. I've heard of cases of British coins being struck on foreign flans before, but I'm not sure I can help you here.

[davidrj]

Kenya 10c??

[HistoricCoinage]

They're about 9.4/9.5 grams and were minted in London. Looks very much like it!

[Red Riley]

Kenya 10c??

Very interesting. Thanks for that, looks eminently plausible to me.

[Accumulator]

That's very similar to my brass 1966 penny, Derek. I've no idea what flan was used.

[Red Riley]

Looking up my Krause, the same Kenyan coin was also being minted in 1966 so could well be that. As I've said before, I don't think there's any subtext to these coins, just a mint worker threw the wrong blank into a hopper and hey presto! Interesting result nonetheless.

[VickySilver]

Ah yes, I do seem to recall the earlier piece! LOL

Thanks for that Derek