@Spence, ...... I don't think that is it because I think you would see more wear on Lincoln (hair and face would be more flat?) and more wear on the rim and probably on wheat grains (wouldn't be any visible?)
A thought just came to me. Anyone have a bench vise? Try putting two boards together with a damaged Wheat cent and squeeze it together to see how the devices look. That thought came to me as to the cause of this type of damage on a coin. So post before and after and even during images and I can add that information to my educational files. Thanks
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