It looks like post mint damage, but just to be sure I need all of your opinion whether its just a damaged coin or an error coin.
@uglyplay3r Kind of looks Broadstruck.. see how IN GOD WE looks far from the edge? Take 1 more image of the Obverse and another of the Reverse also. It is in a coin album correct? Take it out before taking the pictures.
While certainly best to wait for further evidence, it is possible this is simply the result of heavy circulation. Guess we'll see soon enough.
At what point in the minting process did the lamination become rolled? Obviously it had to happen after striking. Or could it have rolled up after it left the mint? Sorry to temporarily hijack the thread. The OP has worn but interesting example of a laminated planchet as others have pointed out. Nice mint error
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That black outline is just dirt in the creases. Do not clean it. Dirt means it is genuine. We sometimes refer to it as, "pay dirt." Helps to accept it better.
Obviously it happens post coining - so theoretically it could have happened anytime from the moment it was falling out of the coining press..... However, I believe the majority of retained laminations happen outside the mint from handling and getting banged around.
