1945 Lincoln Wheat Penny-Lamination Crack Obverse?

Hi guys,

I have this 1945 P Lincoln Wheat Penny and would like to know if this considered a Lamination crack on the Obverse running through Lincoln's head?

 

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I can't be sure. It has the appearance of one, but then when you look at where it meets the N I have a doubt. The N has been completely mangled as if from a heavy hit. Wait for some others

 

Yes this is confusing me.

 

Not sure either but looks like something like drill bit skipped across the surface making a mark. Maybe it was used in a fuse box and this might be the result of arcing. As a die crack it does not appear to be consistent in it's raised path. There is also a blackness running along with it that might be carbon.

 

I believe it may be a lamination.

 

It is either a lamination or a die crack.

It can't be both

 

Here's a close up photo. Maybe this will help in determining what is going on.

 

I'm going with damaged what @tommyc03 said.One of thousands of different ways it can happen.

 

My first gut impression was, "Yes," it was a lamination, but upon closer examination and reading others comments, I'm not sure now.
@JCro57, @paddyman98, @Fred Weinberg, others?

 

Can we please get a clear close up of the word IN?

 

I just posted a close up photo the the word "IN" in the post before this one.

 

The "N" certainly appears to be damaged by whatever the anomaly is that appears to have been dragged across the coin.

 

Still a little blurry but I can now see damage to the N. Not sure about the I as it’s not clear enough. From what I can see from the back of Lincoln’s head to the N, it appears to be damage. There are several spots that show raised metal in a clump. If that’s the case along the area in question, then I think it’s been damaged.

 

Def. Dam ! Nothing more nothing less .