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Crazy Lincoln cent please help?

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Hi,
I have no idea how this happened. Please explain to me what this is and how it happen. The only information I found was called a strikethrough The reverse looks the same.
The date gave me a head ache to find and figure out. The I came up with is 2020.
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#2 Unread post by SensibleSal66 »

Are you serious ? This is NOT a Mint Error . This coin is severely Damaged . Please read about Errors at http://www.error-ref.com/
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#3 Unread post by JTCC »

This coin is damaged, probably ran over by a car, surely not a error. Worth a penny if you’re lucky enough to find a person to accept it! :)
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Thank you very much. Simple answer.

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SensibleSal66 wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 3:24 am Are you serious ? This is NOT a Mint Error . This coin is severely Damaged . Please read about Errors at http://www.error-ref.com/
That would be a yes I am serious about my question.
Thanks for your comment.

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SensibleSal66 wrote: Tue Sep 28, 2021 3:24 am Are you serious ? This is NOT a Mint Error . This coin is severely Damaged . Please read about Errors at http://www.error-ref.com/
That would be a yes I am serious about my question.
Thanks for your comment.

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#7 Unread post by Daniel »

Please get a penny out of your pocket, lay it on concrete and beat with a hammer. You will see how your coin was created.

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#8 Unread post by Iceresistance »

I've seen many Parking Lot coins look like this, it was run over MANY times!
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#9 Unread post by Earle42 »

Scraped across cement, gravel, pavement etc.
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#10 Unread post by Daniel »

I even show people how some of this is made


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#11 Unread post by USCoins »

Thank you to all that responded.
Daniel I had no idea about all the ways to distort coins.
Thank you for the information

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