is this even a lincoln cent?

got this in change a while back and held on to it. just found it again and thought i would post. any thoughts?

 

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Kinf of looks like a terrible fake cast slug.

 

the reverse lettering is, recessed or incused whichever the word may be

 

looks like a very bad fake

 

Acid job maybe?

 

Actually I think it was one that was used in an electrolysis experiment as the anode to copperplate something.

 

Looks like it could be a dryer cent to me. I had a nickel that got stuck in a clothes dryer for a very long time and there are definitely similarities, especially on the obverse. :thumb:

 

What he said.