Found this error halfway through the 50 roll box of Lincoln's l bought through eBay last week. One article l researched about off center stike errors referred this as something other than off center strike (l don't recall the term used to describe the error though im sorry) ...due to the fact the reverse design not being affected in any way other than just the rim-line of the obverse misstrike slightly showing through. From what l read apparently the reverse also needs to have the same type of error as the obverse to be classified as a off center misstrike or something along those lines l have no idea. What l find interesting or quite cool about it is how The design of Lincoln's bust seems to be un-ultered by the error apart from what looks to be the extra word "trust" pressed into it just above the secondary rim and seemingly backwards. (it weighs 2.5 grams) Any info/ideas and/or opinions about it much welcomed and appreciated. Cheers
That's what I call DEFDAM - Definitely Damaged Sorry but that is no kind of mint error. You get that appearance when you place another Cent on top of it and hit it really hard with a hammer.
Given the curvature it might have been struck with a curved wood chisel. The gaps on the edge kind of look like that is what was used.
I do see the contact design transfer, so you are likely more correct. I agree with paddyman98 and Legionmaster1 that this was intentional damage whatever the cause.
I hate to tell you this, but SleazeBay is the last place you want to go to buy rolls of any denomination of coin. You'd have better luck finding something interesting (Note that I didn't say valuable!) by ordering boxes of pennies from your bank. Chris
Unfortunately as the others have already stated, your coin is just damaged. I would recommend studying the minting process if you want to look for errors. Welcome to the forum, hope you hang around!
