I found this in a circulated bankroll from a bank box of U.S. Pennies. As you can see, it was Struck Through a Wire Brush Bristle. It's a large piece too. I guess the whole thing fell off and got struck into a couple of coins.
Nice find! It doesn't surprise me with how polished those late 80's are. I have a few I kept just because the scratches are bad and large some almost look like small die cracks.
Thank you Waynoah83! The 1980's seemed like a very common year for the U.S. Mint to have Die Clash issues. Maybe they were trying to clean off the die and a wire brush bristle fell out.
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