Damaged Die, Plating Defect, or Defective Planchet?

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Looks like some type of lamination.

 

I would call it defective plating

 

Wow.. That's an interesting looking issue.

 

Well, it's obviously a defective planchet -- it's a Zincoln, and copper-coated zinc planchets are defective by design and intent.

As for this specific issue, I'll agree that it's interesting, and watch for input from the experts!

 

That is defective. Is it split?

 

This is an interesting one for sure. @Rick Stachowski @Fred Weinberg

 

Planchet issues ....

 

Curious. Do you know or are you asking? (Really just wrote that because I want to follow this thread).

 

Found this on Heritage but was under impression that zinc coins couldn't have lamanation errors. IDK???

 

Here is a 1984 example from my collection..

Good thought. I thought the same about the Cent in question.. @Pete Apple should take a look at the coin.

 

No. I am really not sure.

 

Wonder if it is a partially shattered die. Compare that coin to my shattered die dime. hmmm......

 

Whilst fiddling the other year I would heat up coins then throw them in dry ice shavings. Interesting results ... especially the zincolns.

 

When another one shows up your theory will be validated. Heads up roll searchers

 

I would say stress cracks in the die from over heating. But I could be wrong.

 

Mornin' -

It's a very nice cracked die/die chip.

I wouldn't call it a shattered die at this point;
maybe another 10,000 strikes or so (lol)

I've had two similar, but not this progressed,
die cracks on a 2017 cent.

A die like this would shatter fairly soon, I'd think.

 

Cracked die like Fred said.

 

I didn't think they annealed cents