I need help what is this coin!?!

OK so this is a 1978 Penny
It has Lincoln's head stamped into it
oddest thing I have ever seen
I have no idea what this means or what it is worth
I could use any information you have

Pictures of the front & back of the coin:

 

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Gettin' kind o' distracted with the first pic. Could we please just focus in on the coin?

 

lol im sorry
im know im just too hot
hold on

 

Looks to be a "Pop out" or a "Push out" coin

 

What coin??

 

Looks more "medal" than "coin"......

 

what does that mean?

 

it is a coin it has all of the markings i just can only take webcam pics my son is sleeping on me

 

Would it be possible to post the reverse of the coin/medal in question?

 

i did in the second set of pics its the first picture

 

'A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory.' A coin would also have a denomination on it from the issuing authority/government.

Your piece may be a 'medal' or possibly a 'token' or novelty item which appears to possibly have an Abraham Lincoln portrait on it. The portrait looks deeply embossed through the planchet with a deep hollow space from the reverse side. Correct?

Can you type for us any inscription (words) dates or other writing that appears on the piece. That will help us check against guides and searches to precisely identify the piece for you.

 

Sure
the front of the coin says In god we trust liberty 0978 and has D6 or D8 stamped into it
on the back it ays united states of america has the building and ONE CENT

 

A medal is something used to commemorate a certain person, place or event.

 

Then, I suspect, that what you have is something like what grilledporkchop mentioned earlier..a pushed out coin.

 

I figured but what would something like that be worth?
I just found it on the sidewalk today and was curious about it

 

Yep, the U.S. one cent coin is pressed out with the Lincoln design. Authentic coin transformed to novelty item.

Pop Up and Repousse coins

 

It's a novelty item/piece. I don't think it's terribly rare or very much in demand and being such, wouldn't command a premium.