Odd, It looks misplaced to me, almost as if it came from somewhere else. It appears to have a small portion of extra detail from the hairline where it should not be. @paddyman98
Lamination issues come in many forms. That is a interesting lam. Common on Wheat Cents. Here is a similar one I own from my collection -
I did a little search this morning because I thought I saw a lamination last night. What is seen here is not a lamination it is a retained cud. It is RDC-1c-1952 -01. Scroll down a little it is the first entry for 1952 http://cuds-on-coins.com/lincoln-cent-1909-1958-rcd/ Cool find Numiser.
That is quite amazing. I wonder, could this possibly be an elusive retained hammer cud? It seems to fit with what little i have heard. That would truly be spectacular!
Frustrating, I continue to observe what appears to be vertical and horizontal displacement but this cursed two dimensional screen is not cooperating.
I tried to get a few more shots with some depth. Maybe these can help with the 2D thing Curious Coin. .
Most Most definitely. While what appeared as horizontal displacement now looks to be from vertical displacement.
You may have already seen this but I came across it while trying to find an example of horizontal displacement. http://www.error-ref.com/retained-cud-hammer-die/ The example shows significant horizontal movement but little vertical. Your coin does display vertical displacement. It also appears to be a further progression of the example in the article posted by @Pickin and Grinin. Very interesting coin and a great find.
The one from the cuds-on-coins.com link is almost identical. Could they be from the same die or would it just be a similar type of machine malfunction? Thanks for the interest and help everyone.
It is no doubt from the same die. The wear on the coin makes it hard from pictures to determine if this a later progression which I think it is. or an earlier die stage than the one on Cuds on coins. As far as the hammer is concerned the obverse in this case was the moving die. (striking). The reverse is the anvil die, (stationary) and the one fitted with the collar. @Curious Coin
