Speedy is correct. The coin was struck through a late-stage die cap. The wrinkled surface and mushy design is characteristic of such errors. As...
It's not a die chip. It could be a die dent or a gas bubble. Gentle pressure with the tip of a toothpick under microscope will not do any harm...
There's no need to deface the coin. It is an error, just a minor one.
It's a die chip. They're quite common and don't add any value to a coin.
I don't have an answer for you, only that I've seen this before on other coins with a similar type of damage. As I've indicated, it's not...
Both coins were damaged in the same way. The design was pounded into mush and metal was relocated from the edge to the outer perimeter of the...
They all appear to be grease strikes. One easy way to distinguish a grease strike from a weak strike is to look at the edge. A grease strike...
I've always doubted both the spoon job and clothes dryer hypotheses because neither the edge nor the coin's surface ever shows percussion marks....
Damaged outside the Mint.
It does appear to have been struck through grease or a similar substance. The peripheral letters are poorly struck. It's certainly worth a hefty...
How about a full description? How much does it weigh in grams? What color is it? What's its approximate diameter? Is lettering stretched out...
Looks like a layer of glue.
The first three cents show die chips.
Most of the raised lines I've seen have been on copper-plated zinc cents. On the latter they appear to arise from a variety of causes. Some are...
Looks like a die gouge, or a long thin die dent.
This is a case of progressive, indirect design transfer -- a form of die deterioration. A mushy, incuse version of Lincoln's bust was transferred...
You've got a pair of die clashes on the reverse. The hammer die, or the entire die assembly, was loose, and shifted laterally between clashes....
It indicates that the edge of the hole in the perforated base plate through which the blanks are thrust was dull. So that would be a maintenance...
It would be considered an error in my book. The scenario laid out by GDJMSP is the most likely one.
Just post-strike damage that flattened the lower part of the "P".
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