Can someone tell me what this error is. 1941 p penny

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I think my coin is struck on a tapered planchet

 

What is its weight?

 

Looks like a reject planchette made it through.

 

A thin planchet should show the same degree of weakness in the designs on both sides.

 

I'm not sure. Can you take a picture of the edge? Side view.

Even Tapered Planchets have pretty good strikes.
Here is an example from my collection.

 

Not necessarily. Picture a coin blank being punched out of a large coil strip of material having a partial void. The coin continues on until it meets the die heads and the coin appears as in the picture. Check the obverse at the 5:00 o'clock through the 3:30 positions. You will see a slightly darker radial? surface which should match the reverse. Radiating pressure from reverse die mitigates most of the pressure of the obverse die, but not quite all. In any case, a check of the edge should reveal a slight, perceptible bend in the area. This is only my opinion.
PS. I hate to be a stickler, oh, never mind.

 

Soon as I get home I'll take pictures of the side of the coin

 

Here are more pictures it also is 2.97 grams

 

If you can post two in focus photos like this, it may show that your coin has, what may be a Blakesley Effect.

 

Here are more pictures close up. And is it a rejected planchet or what Robert said.

 

I forgot two pictures

 

So, my criteria matches your visuals? There is slight bend between 5 & 3:30?

 

So is it a huge error

 

No.

 

So it is not a error at all

 

Not a huge error. Your new photos helped some.
I Would say that your coin was Struck on a Damaged Planchet due to the BE rim weakness between 7 & 8 o'clock on the obverse, and at E of EPU on the reverse.
This would indicate that the planchet was damaged before it went through the Upset Mill. (Damage of an undetermined cause.)
A Clipped planchet is considered one of the Minor or Common Error.
This coin should be considered the same. IMO

 

Just using a example on a page. Here is a coin that looks like mine but a different coin.

 

Does it have another side?

 

It has a little bit of the cloudy look to it at the bottom middle reverse