I'm pretty sure it's just damage but not 100%. It is not flat like, like all the other normal Lincoln cents. I'm not sure if you can tell by the pictures I took.
Looks more like the case of adding the zinc plating outside the copper plating. See the rough texture. It is probably from the extra zinc or the plating underneath the added zinc. Spendable.
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