It does look like 198? to me. You could put it in a photo editor and play with the levels and see if it shows up better. Also I'd be curious what it weighed, is it copper or a zincoln?
It is definitely a year anywhere from 1909 to 2023.. You can rule out 1943 because it is not steel. Please show both sides of the Cent.
The reverse design is RDV007. That was used between 1992-2008. Not much help by itself. The obverse pictures are blurry so obverse design is more difficult to pinpoint. Looks like it might be ODV-038. So, 1993-1996. Better pictures would help.