Most likely it is damage. There are cents that have partial plating before striking. But this coin looks (to me) as if the plating was removed post mint.
Yeah i knew it wasnt a mint error lol. I just wanted to share it. So the wife says that its been sitting on our tv stand for days now and only last night did i see it for the first time. The whole pennys smooth BUT the tiny spot in the middle of the monument and abes neck area.
