Please give me your opinions.

Good afternoon, everyone. I am looking to start a weekend of relaxation and catching up on my numismatic reading. However, I finally got around to taking a good picture of a particular coin.

I believe that this is a die clash. You can notice a partial impression of the Lincoln Memorial on the backside of President Lincoln's head. That is my opinion, but the joy of this website is that I get to pick the brains of those more experienced than I.

Please let me know what you think. I am interested in sending it in to NGC for grading/authentication, but I have a little reservation. On the reverse, it looks as if someone has punched an indentation causing the coin to look "concaved". I was not able to show that feature in the picture, but if you have any other explination, I am all ears.

By the way. I found this stuck in the coin counter at the bank where I work. I was more than happy to replace it with another penny for the client's deposit. It is my most exciting find to date.

Good luck and happy hunting.

Marcus

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