1997-P Kennedy Lamination

The line does go from rim to rim and it stops just at the raised part of the rim.

Also, in case it's difficult to tell from the pictures, the area to the left of Kennedy is lower than the right.
The texture of the line is not a bump like:
(Left side of coin _____/\____ (Right side of coin)

it is rather a step like:
(Left side of coin) ____/¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Right side of coin)

Slamnbass: It's really difficult to take a picture of it, the lighting becomes too intense on the camera to see it clearly. My description above is all that is seen really, it doesn't look pealed at all.

Do you guys recommend trying to delaminate it with a toothpick?

Thanks SsuperDdave, I'll look at this one every once in a while and let you guys know if I spot anything that will help such as the line continuing on the face. So far I see it continuing on devices to a degree, after a certain height it doesn't seem to travel further up. Such as the line that goes up onto the chin/throat area.

It is a Retained Cud, you can see how the field is displaced below the 9 in the date.
The difference between this and a die crack going from rim to rim is the displaced field that's what makes it a Retained Cud, Retained Cuds must have displacement in the field otherwise it's just a die crack

If I had to make an educated guess, I'd call it a rim-2-rim die crack or what some call a pre-cud die crack. Not enough displacement for it to be a Retained Cud ... if they are possible on the hammer die.
See here for more on the subject:
https://goccf.com/t/226876
Or here:
http://koinpro.tripod.com/Articles/...inedCuds.htm

Hmm,much better pics-you guys dont still see a crack do you?

I've found another one! : ) This completely eliminates the lamination theory. This one doesn't have the cool mustache though

Nice die crack though.