1998 D Lincoln Penny with Piece of Reverse Stuck on Obverse

I found this 1998D penny in a penny roll. As shown in the pictures, a reverse piece of a penny is stuck on the obverse side of this 1998 penny.
Thoughts on how this could happen and if it is worth keeping?

 

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Looks like a vice job. Not an error.

 

So this couldn’t be a result of a bottle capping or mated pair situation when the coins are pulled apart?

 

Over the date is ..VE CENTS from a US nickel
Not something that happens at the mint

 

If you look at VE Cent as a mirror image on a penny, it looks like the V may be part of the N in ‘ONE’.

 

You’re probably right

 

kinda looks like a glue job

 

Altered coin. Glue job.

 

That’s what I thought initially but usually there is some indication of glue. I’m going to take it to a local coin shop.

 

Thanks for your input. I still think I will take it to a local coin shop.

 

It may have come from one of those mailing factories that glue coins to advertisements. Somewhere in the process there could have been an unintentional transfer of the glue. I have seen similar coins in the past.

 

10 minute bath in acetone (100%, not nail polish remover) will loosen it as it looks like an image on adhesive

 

Thanks for the info.

 

Ok Thanks for the info.

 

It would have blended into the metals together. Sort of like “ mixed” in together if it were from the mint. Wrong terminology maybe but you see what I’m saying. Sorry!

 

It's glue. The acetone bath will eventually lift the glue off the face of the coin.

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Here is some glue that I peeled off of a dime and cent. It usually comes off quite easily.

 

Interesting!

 

As stated above, it appears to be a glue or glue-like substance that acetone should soften to the point you can simply "peel" it back. Maybe use a wooden tooth pick of you are trying to preserve the glue part.

 

Exactly what I did on this example. I'm showing the peeled off glue and the surface after it was peeled off. Soaked for a while then peeled it back with a toothpick.