It was the cream filling between two other coins and then smashed together in a vice or press. Damaged, but still worth one cent.
Hi Imho, it’s definitely a real penny! An error or variety ?not likely. Looks like a coin that someone decided to squish a couple coins together.
Do you really think that the US Mint would go to all the trouble of making a pair of dies just to strike one coin like this? Chris
Where the heck are all these Vise/sandwich job Cents coming from.. it's like a plague! @Matthewg24 it is not a Mint Error, just post mint damage.. The very bored person who created it would have the answer on why they would do this to a real Cent.