Is this an error?

[Old Dude]

Hi all. This was in circulation and it jumped out at me. Could someone please ID it for me? I don't know if it was an error or just something someone with a lot of time on their hands decided to do. As you can see in the second and third pictures, the obverse is slightly larger than the reverse. I assume the shiny portion is zinc? Thanks for replies from the knowledgeable members.

 

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[worldtalker]

That was scuffed bad!

GOD Bless

Chris

 

[enamel7]

Dryer coin.

 

[Old Dude]

Dryer coin.

Dryer coin?

 

[enamel7]

Dryer coin?

It got stuck in a commercial dryer and became worn as it turned. Very common.

 

[Old Dude]

Thanks!

 

[BigWaveDave]

NO..... more like a kid sat on a stoop, took a penny, rubbed it raw on cement on one side, then spent it. I did it myself as a kid, tails side is normal, heads worn down to nothing.

 

[cudamark]

Yup, that coin spent some time kissing the concrete.

 

[enamel7]

Looking at how the edge is reduced in the one photo still makes me believe dryer. It wouldn't be reduced like that by simply rubbing it on concrete.