Is this a doubled die?? 1962-P Lincoln Cent

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In my opinion, No. Definitely not a doubled die.
It looks like a fragment of copper almost.

It could also be a damage related. Its tough to say if the fragment of copper is loose or it its attached. The coin looks circulated. I cannot tell from the photos any areas of that fragment are brighter.

The area on the 2, in the center of the number looks damaged. This fragment may have been scraped off the coin and it landed in between the numbers.

If it still attached to the coin, there is a slim chance it could be a lamination issue. Lamination errors are cause by improper alloy mix. The metal will start to flake slightly lifting up on the coin. This one looks odd, sort of displaced, as if it does not belong there.

[Numismatrix]

Thanks Gary! I got it from an OBW, you may be on point about it being a fragment without receiving all of the information I should have posted (I created a detailed post last week but CONECA forum was bugging so I sent a simple test post which worked but lacked full context). I have another cent from that roll that has a fragment on the top of the “9” that looks like a double strike when zoomed in - even though that can’t happen. So now it being a fragment makes more sense. I was uncertain bc 1962 cents from Philadelphia have tripled die varieties on the “2” extending but fading away in the direction of the curved line of the “2” - and I have one from the same roll which is possibly 1962P-1DO-035 on coppercoins or Wexler’s WWHO-004. So I was curious if this was potentially a later die stage of the tripling and there could have been a die break due in part to the faded tripled die lines extending towards the curved line of the “2” or if it was in fact a true doubled die. I’ll post more pictures. Thanks!

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