Die adjustment strike? or Grease?

Thanks everyone, your input is greatly appreciated.

 

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I could be, I just remember an old timer when I got here showing off ballistic bags of counterfeit cents.

 

Heavily worn dies. This specimen is on the verge of developing a case of "peripheral die expansion and erosion", a phenomenon so far only documented among 1982 cents. In severe cases, the peripheral letters on both faces are cut off next to the design rim. Search Results for “peripheral die expansion and erosion” (error-ref.com)

 

Thanks. That sure looks like the coin