Damaged This is not the first time someone has posted a Cent stating that it looks like an "assassination" That's quite a morbid statement if I may say so
There is no such thing as an "assassination penny" in numismatics. It is a damaged Lincoln. I'm surprised somebody hasn't found a gouged Kennedy and called it "The Dealy Plaza Half Dollar."
Here are 3.. Again, MORBID https://www.cointalk.com/threads/assassination-penny.281149/ https://www.cointalk.com/threads/1972-lincoln-cent-assassination-coin.264455/ https://www.cointalk.com/threads/die-cud-on-my-1999-lincoln-assassination-penny.221467/