1848 Large Cent - post mint damage to E in CENT or crumbling?

I'm not much more than a novice with large cents and I don't know which variety this is but I was unsure about the E in CENT. Old damage? Any help with the variety much appreciated as well.

Thanks for any input

 

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what you have there is someone was going to reshape the E into another vowel to make a word that most find offensive. he stopped before completion. post mint damage

 

Otherwise known as an "obscened" cent

 

I think I figured it out Thanks very much for the help!