Almost impossible for me to photograph, but there are two short fibers or hairs embedded in this penny. They are on a straight line from Lincoln's chin to the 9. Where they come out of the coin there is a tiny round hole/spot that almost looks like a pore in skin. There is a short scratch next to the one nearest to the chin-- I do not mean that scratch. Is there any value in something like this? You may have to take my word for it that they're fibers or hairs of some kind-- I don't think it's all that visible in the photos.
I would suspect that your coin has a small lamination issue (looks like crack) and some fibers got caught underneath it.
Thanks for looking. If the fibers were coming directly out of the coin, would there be any value to the coin?
As a 1935-S coin it is worth about 15¢ as a hole filler for someones coin book. As a lamination error coin, it would depend on the buyer.
A 1935-S Wheat cent is worth more than one cent, unless it is horribly damaged, which this is not. A very minor lamination error doesn't add much value (if any at all), but it can be interesting to some. Granted, it's not an extremely valuable coin or error, but it's worth more than face value.
I know coin shop owners that have albums with minor mint errors. I admit I've paid $1.00 or $2.00 for them.
I'll do that. They are fibers-- I can move them with a pin. But they're somehow anchored in this penny.
Keep it for your collection, I agree with others - lamination with fibers attached from circulation. Keep searching. Semper Fi
