error with my 1943 steel penny?

Not sure if it's corrosion, but would like a more experienced person to advise me. Thank you!!

 

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If the coin was in better condition you would say it was from a grease filled, or debris filled die. In this state, that could be one explanation. The other could be damage. Always show the reverse. I'd keep it just as a curiosity, but I doubt it has very much value.

 

Looks like a filled die. I have a couple with a filled 3 and 4 but none with 2 digits missing. From my observations in over 45 years of collecting, it seems that the steel cents have more filled digits than the regular copper cents. Cool coin, but in that condition, any premium would only be a buck or 2. Even at that value, it's definitely a keeper, IMO

 

OK.. here goes my imagination running wild again..
Imagine if that was a 1944 Transitional Error!

 

If there was a hole in an album labeled as such, this would be the one that I could put in it.

 

filled/clogged die

Very common on steel cents

 

Thank you for the replies everyone! Looks like I'll hold onto it!

 

Here's a picture of the reverse.