1958 d Lincoln cent

Any thoughts as to what happened to this coin?Weighs 2.9 grams,is red/brown.Missing parts of the rim.Between Liberty and in God we trust is a faint impression of the number 8. Thank you

 

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Hello. Your Cent is totally altered.
It occurred after it left the US Mint.

That's called a Whizzed Surface.
I learned that terminology from Mint Error expert @Fred Weinberg

It was done with a rotating wire brush. Over done.
@alurid has a picture of an example.

Not a mint error of any kind unfortunately.

 

My first thought ( at first sight ) was damage from extreme heat, like a house or car fire.

But I won’t insult or argue with Ed or Fred. If they say whizzed, then whizzed it is…Spark

 

I agree. Don't argue with Fred or Ed.... Or Ed and Fred.
Looks like waves in the sand on a tropical island with drinks and umm.. ladies.

 

Here is an example of a whizzed cent.

 

I thought that there might have been acid or some other nasty involved and a pliers or something holding it.

 

It's seems to be a combination of heat damage and other (intentional?) damage from pliers, a hammer, etc.

@Inspector43's whizzed cent doesn't have a severely damaged rim like this one does. It may have been whizzed, but there are other kinds of damage too.

 

Just saw this. It’s all damage after leaving the mint.

 

I do believe that the OP's coin was held with pliers or vise-grips while being applied to a high rpm wire wheel which generates a large amount of heat.

 

Get a grip, g-wiz.
Have a @Pleasantwilliam day. See,I had to get that plug in forya.
and you, @alurid
G, I guess that 55 broke you heart ?

 

I agree with you, Ed and Fred.