1966p cent lamination error question

Found this in a roll today. What caused the lines down the obverse side? There are also lamination errors on the reverse...

 

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The 'lines' are the result of
the lamination strip (improper metal mixture)
that's been lifted off the surface of the coin.

It's rough because that area was not struck with
a die; the metal that has 'peeled' off the struck
coin - the popular term used to be 'peeled lamination'.

Now they're just called, in most cases, Laminations.
Some will say the proper term is Delamination, but
like 'clipped planchet' ( a misnomer if there every was)
I used to older term that's been in use for well over
60++ years.

 

Thanks Fred... learned a lot in those three paragraphs.

 

Nice find

 

Thank you

 

Oh Man, now I have to relabel my "Clipped Planchet Error".

 

That is one Gnarly Lamination, and your photos are awesome.

 

Thank you

 

Great images.