What type of error is this 1942 Lincoln? NO, IT IS NOT PMD THIS TIME...LOL

I knew that eventually I would come across a really good error coin, I never thought it would have been under my nose all these years and that it was about an 8 year old me that found it! LOL. Anyway here is the deal:

I found this interesting coin sorting some change I came across in a little envelope while going through some old things from my childhood. It is a nice 1942 D Lincoln Wheat Cent, good condition and bearing a very nice error. I figured that instead of wasting my time searching for it, I would post here for information and guidance. I would like to know what the error type is called, how rare it is and would appreciate any speculation as
to value with which to then research myself and compare. Thank you for your time and opinions. (From going through past threads and error viewings, I would expect that Rascal will have plenty to say about this one this one)

 

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Not an error, if you look closely at the reverse rim, you will see the coin is in a bezel.

 

LOL, I knew it was too good to be true...always is...oh well...your 100% correct fellow Hoosier...I had to pull out the 45X microloup to see it (my eyes are bad these days), but you nailed it, I can see the split on the back side...back to searching for the "magic" coins again. Thanks!

 

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The photos are too blurry to tell for sure but the coin is either in a bezel or it is a clothes dryer coin. (Search the threads here for an explanation of clothes dryer coins.)

 

The folks that said it was in a bezel nailed it . if this had been a clothes dryer or spooned coin both sides would have been rolled down about the same . also the bezel is easy to see at the edge of the coin there at the bottom of the wheat ears. you may be able to fool old rascal but not very often. us folks that deal with variety or error coins do make mistakes and I will admit it when I do.

 

Yawn! :rollling:

 

good job CONFIRMING what everyone else already stated.

 

thank you .... looks like I'm starting to act like some of the rest of you. BAD Rascal.... LOL

 

The error god has spoken! End of thread.

 

It doesn't look like a bezel coin to me as much as it looks like a dryer tumbled coin that had a new reverse cut into it. I would expect a dryer coin to have the rounded rims on both sides and I would expect a bezeled coin to have evidence of the bezel on both sides.

OP, is the coin hollow? Is that bezel line on the reverse actually a seam?