1976 D Lincoln Cent Error Or PMD?

Haven't came across anything like this before. Help appriciated.

 

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http://www.error-ref.com/capped-die-doubling-raised/ I don't think its damaged,possibly a late stage capped die.

 

That is not a capped die issue..

But I don't know what it could be. Interesting.

 

Oh great! What to do if Paddyman doesn't know.
So more than likely not a mint error.

 

@Fred Weinberg

 

Noticed no rim edge on the Reverse. Could that caused a stretch in the lettering?

 

Looks like a planchet problem. Enough of a circumferential taper that didn’t fill out on the strike.

 

Tapered Planchet?

 

Very odd. I hope someone can elucidate us.

 

http://www.error-ref.com/tapered-planchets/ Could be.

 

Its tapered around the whole planchet then.

 

Maybe struck on a planchet with an abnormal upset?
https://www.error-ref.com/abnormal-upset/

 

I was imagining a planchet getting caught somewhere in the tooling and eventually breaking free and getting back into the mix. Kind of like the washer cents I make from time-to-time when doing laundry. Many times, only one side of the coin is worn by the spinning drum. The side of the coin facing the fixed part of the basin remains mainly unchanged. I would think that the coining process would move enough material around to fill in the worn area, but maybe not...leading to the outer devices being malformed and running towards the rim. Fred may have seen this over the years and have a plausible explanation for us.

 

Kinda looks like die creep.
@mikediamond

 

Confirmed by Fred Weinberg. PMD

 

Thats really surprising,I thought you found something special.

 

That Sucks, it does look a bit odd to happen at the mint. The center details are just a little too sharp.

 

Hmmm...I would set that one aside in a flip. The elongated effect of the outer devices stretching to the rim; looks like irregular material flow more than mechanical damage to me.

 

Its in a 2x2. Put in already