Rippled coin

This 1946 penny appears to be rippled.

I won’t be surprised if nobody can see this and I’ve tried to mark the areas.

Is it likely to be post mint damage or is it possible a planchette can be actually less than smooth?

 

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Yep, post mint damage. Probably placed in a kiln or some other device to make it look like that.

 

I would go with PMD myself, mainly wear. The thicker areas of the coin ( bust) could act as the fulcrum effort. Maybe used in the age of penny parking meters, games, counting machines, etc. Jim

 

Looks like progressive indirect die transfer
"ghosting"
http://www.error-ref.com/progressive-indirect-design-transfer/

 

Just found a second one.

 

Paddyman is correct if the rims are flat level~ it doesn't rock on a flat surface. My answer was because I thought you meant it wasn't flat and you could rock the coin when it was on a flat surface. Jim

 

The reverse looks more like a ghost so Paddyman will get no argument from me. The obverse looks like PMD.

 

After reading Paddyman's link on progressive indirect design transfer, I can see Lincoln's head faintly on the first photo posted, so I would agree with him.

 

The rims are flat. I was expecting it to rock a bit but it doesn’t.