This caught my eye but I'm not sure what to make of it.

Searching through some nickels I came across this 1994P that caught my eye but I don't know what's going on here. My best guess is that maybe it was struck through some kind of debris? My other guesses are that maybe this is some sort of die crack or just damage to the coin. Please tell me what you think and depending on what you think is going on here, is there any kind of value to this coin? Or should I just throw it into my next roll going back to the bank?

 

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Sorry about the multiple images that are identical. Not sure exactly how that happened when I was uploading pics.

 

die break

 

I thought if it was a die break that it would result in part of the coin being raised, not recessed.

 

You are right, it would be raised. Since it isn't, then It could be struck through grease.

 

Does something like this have any value to a collector? Or should I just spend it?

 

well, then the pictures are deceiving

 

Not much value generally but you are the collector so if you think it is cool then keep it, otherwise spend it.

 

Retained die breaks can go either way, but usually they result in raised areas on the coin.