One strange mamajamma! What is this?!

Ok so this appears to be a 1982 small date zinc that has been struck with a mirrored strike of "liberty" and "IN GOD WE TRUST" with some strangeness on the reverse. What in the world happened with this coin? Is it a rare error?

 

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Is it possible that its a Type II Counterclash?

 

Damaged.. Someone took another Cent and pressed it to the Cent you are showing.
Incused and backwards is evidence of this.

Not rare and not a Mint Error

 

No, I think another coin has just been pressed into it, a "vice job".

 

Damage.

Either search the forum history or google "vise job".

 

Ah hence the impressed features on the coin

 

Yep. Look at the reverse: it's flattened, where the flat jaw pressed against the coin. The coin that was pressed into the obverse left a mirrored impression, "backward" and incuse.

 

The date and possible D MM were possibly left on the other coin used.

 

Please do coin collectors a favor and destroy it if you don't keep it so it does not end up on ebay as a "Rare Error', which it is not.

 

If you look closely on the Obverse, you can clearly see the multiple impressions of a Obverse cent put on top of it. You have the head impression on the shoulder, and the shoulder impression on the head. and since the middle is higher, it's tilted to the rim. I'm sure if you take another cent you can Fit it on top of it.

Clearly damage front and back.

 

Damaged after it left the Mint and stained as well. The letters are reversed and not raised.

 

INCUSED!!!!! Would be the giveaway for me for a vise job!