Looks like someone took a brand new 1961 cent and treated it to an acid trip and / or a mechanical touch up with a grinding tool Whatever , it never left the
Royal Canadian Mint that way. As SPP stated it should be a tad light in weight. Most assuredly nothing but
PMD.
There are excellent research articles and books available on the subject of Coin errors. Also if you do not believe any of the experts on here you can always pay some money and send it to CCCS or one of the major US
TPG. They are all going to give you the answer you still do not want to hear.
A lot of us experimented with coins when we were younger . Lots of fun . Rock Tumblers , hammers , Mercury , shears, acids , Coca Cola, vises , shop class, drills, electricity , railroad tracks. Just some of the weapons of choice to destroy perfectly normal coins and make them errors.
Enjoy the hobby and let us know how you make out with certifying your "error " cent .