No Date Lincoln Memorial Cent Mint Error - Off Center, Double Struck, Split Planchet

Yes, seems a 1973, a cool fact indeed. Knowing the year is cool fact #1, and now on to what is going on with the striking. I really, really appreciate those who have noticed the FG and made the year clear. Can't say enough about that help, as it was something I missed. Thank you so much. But still, what made this coin?

IMHO- the lines were created by some sort of repetitive motion from a mechanical device when the planchet got stuck in the production line (before or after getting struck). I imagine a thin planchet would not "travel" or react to the mechanical equipment as intended.

(I wonder if this action may have even contributed to the planchet splitting along a previous "fault line" in the planchet.)

Really good images of the 2nd hit along the edge. A secondary rim seems to be evident along with the little "tic".

Nice catch on the reverse initial's Coop. Hadn't even looked at them. 1973 P, D, or S it is.

The so called obverse side looks like a capped obverse die struck off center.

The blue lines look like rolling lines on the stock metal, altered after the strike.

The damaged area makes me wonder if it was jammed in a counting machine? Thus the grinding affect on the planchet on one side of the rotating area on the coin counter?

If so, it might be a unique error.

Weight? (I may have missed that?) Sent Mike a message to see what he thinks.

Thanks Mike. Always nice to hear it all from you.

Thanks Mike! I'm still kind of trying to take in the answer though, as that's an awfully crisp reverse to be on a split before strike planchet weighing just 1.12g. Maybe that's what led to the uniface call as would look much different if the chamber were empty.

Saddle strike on a split planchet, with the larger off-center strike uniface.