Teeny tiny raised "D O " on obverse of LMC

At first I thought these were just coincidence, but the more I look at them the more I can tell they are proportional to each other and there is more lettering beyond the "o" that I can't make out. Spaced apart equally I think.
What the heck happened here and where did these teeny tiny letters come from?
The cent is a 1998D


Thanks for your kind input,
Heather

 

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whats the rest of the obverse look like ?

 

Let's see the reverse, too!

Chris

 

What they said please^

 

I new you would say that .. Lol .......

 

Why not? If the letters were hammered into the coin, there might be some evidence of damage on the reverse.

Of course, if you hammered your fist into my head, there wouldn't be any evidence on the opposite side, but you would have a broken hand.

Chris

3!

 

I'll bet the third letter (if there is one) is an "H"........D O H

Chris

2!

 

Sorry... Takes forever to upload pic. I live remote.

 

Thanks for posting the extra photos, Heather. I don't see any indication of damage on the reverse. The letters are small enough that it is possible to avoid causing damage. However, there is nothing in the minting process that could have caused this. I believe it is PMD.

Chris

1!

 

PMD even if those letters are raised?
Hmmm I don't see it PMD. The letters are in a sunken part of the design. But what do I know... I'm still too new at this.
Thanks for the input.

 

I believe they are actually plating bubbles that happen to look like letters

Richard

 

After seeing the whole obverse, I think their holes from zinc rot ...

 

Well, at least a Rick, beat me to it .......

 

That's what I thought at first too Richard... But even though you can't make out the rest of the "letters" they are each spread apart at equal distances. I'm seeing too much of a coincidence here to agree with that theory.
Man I wish you could see this yourself.
No matter... It's a cool find. I'll keep it.

 

Gently poke one with a toothpick. if it is platingg bubbles then it will move a little...

 

Heather, first, you must ask yourself, "Is there anything in the minting process that could have caused this?" The answer is, "No!"

Too often people think, "I've never seen anything like this before." Well, why should you? There are trillions of coins in circulation, and there are an incalculable number of ways that a coin can be damaged in circulation. Once you have learned more about the minting process, you will be able to accept coins like this for what they are.....PMD!

Chris

By the way, this is my 25,000th post!

 

You've reached the limit.

 

Should I wait until you catch up?

Oops! I goofed!

Chris

 

Zink rot