Lincoln Wheat Cent, Mint Error?

Hello Everyone. What a great site this is. I have been going through some inherited coins, and found this one that had been set aside. I have seen quite a lot on the web recently, but nothing as bad as this as far as die cracks go. The coin is not flat in some areas. I don't like the scanner results, but this is the best I can get currently. I'm wondering what your opinions of it are, and a possible value. Thanks

 

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it looks like it was melted then rapidly cooled..

 

I have never heard of that before. Do you mean as in high school science lab? I have read about chemical tests using coins and seen some of the results. My first thought was electrical current if not from the mint. I also thought that it had more metal than it should, but it weighs 2.969 versus 3.102 for a normal wheat.

 

PMD. How? Don't know. I wasn't there.

 

Definately PMD

 

OK, thanks to all of you.

 

I actually mean someone bored with a blowtorch. Surface heats faster causing expansion. Forms the wrinkles

 

Definitely melted. The same look can easily be accomplished with a modern zinc cent set on an electric range "burner" for a few seconds. Different metal but gives similar results.