Lincoln stuck too hard?

I seem to be able to see the zinc around the edges of the memorial.

 

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Sorry missed the pic. I hope it can be seen.

 

You can barely see it at the top in the last picture.

 

I don't see it. How about the Obverse Side? Year?
A high Pressure strike would sometimes create a Finned Rim. Raised thin and sharp edge.

 

Sorry, the pics are not detailed enough to see what I see.

 

ok. What you say Struck to hard would be considered a High Pressure Strike.
Looks like a normal strike to me. Maybe yours is slight Post Strike Damage. Or just a weird plating issue on the edge.

 

obverse and one more attempt at close up. Thanks for the replies.

 

Best try.

 

With the early Zincolns you'll see that a lot. It's a break in the copper plating around the various design features. It doesn't add any value.

 

This is a common problem for some mint set coins. It is appears to be a combination of fresh, sharp, dies and extremely hard strikes. The most common victims are the finest '89-D cents. The copper is pulled right off the tops of the reverse lettering especially at the top left side.

 

I can't tell from the images, But when you said "around the edges of the memorial". I think what your seeing is "Split plating". Check out this link and see if this what your seeing.
http://www.error-ref.com/?s=split+plating