Possible Struck Through

Found this cent... Struck through or pmd?

 

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They're a little tough to see, here's some brighter pics

 

I would guess it's just lived a very hard life after 35 years in circulation.

 

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Edit: however it could be a through grease. The coin and lighting make it really hard to tell.

 

I think that there are natural and artificial wear at the same time, but both are after the mintage.

 

Thanks everyone
Still a novice when it comes to errors, I'll read up more on struck through errors. Thought it was strange that the date is barely legible but the MM looks untouched

 

You are right, the MM looks untouched and there is a unusual peripheral wear except the letter D below the date, it is interesting but the coin is damaged as a whole and maybe it is not very attractive. Good luck!

 

Thanks. At least it urged me to do a little research and I learned a few things. I'll keep looking