It looks like someone has done a 'Vise Job' on the coin. They placed a 1972 cent on top of the 1981 cent and squeezed it a couple of times to transfer some of the features of that coin onto your coin. The reversed and incuse digits are almost always an indication of a workshop error counterfeit. It's just a damaged coin now.
ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!!
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