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If the pics were even halfway properly cropped and blown up, we'd know better. But right now, I'd almost bet the cost of grading on replating. It's not just the chips; it's the way the surface looks.

We can argue about impaired proofs all night, and you have a case on that end, but I still don't see your coin being a proof. I don't think the strike is commensurate with the strike of a proof Morgan.

I do think the coin was struck from worn dies and the OP thinks incorrectly that effect is a broadstrike. What I do see that nobody has mentioned, I think there is quite a set of depressions on Abe's cheek, next to his eye, and a large one on his head and hair. That looks to be struck through to me as the design in the hair is still present. I doubt this was struck from rotated dies. I have not really seen any of these cents with a rotated die error and I think the modern presses have dies with a pin or keyway to keep the dies from rotating if I am not mistaken.

I am not even seeing a strike through. I see some damage and staining and I think the area the OP is referring to is the plating starting to bubble up near the rim and will eventually chip off. I see this cent developing severe zinc rot in the near future. It also could just be the photo, but I think the obverse around the date and mintmark has split plate doubling.

Hello and welcome to the forum! I think this is a vise job. Another coin was pressed into this one which explains why it is also bent.

powermad5000. I've seen a few graded proofs that you'd think how did anyone let that happen to it. Here is 3 examples.

Same. I see a pretty deep gouge with displaced metal around the edges. Post mint damage.

Most certainly not a proof. The details would be crisp, especially in the hair and the eagle on the reverse. It would also have more contrast and frost. There were only 930 proofs struck for this year. Your coin shows signs of a normal strike although probably struck from a recently changed set of dies. There were limited proofs struck and back when they were struck, unlike today, I seriously doubt a collector would have put their Morgan proof into circulation.

I would say that you ae 100% correct, he will be back with another bogus claim, why? because he enjoys trolling and all the attention he receives.

None of the above, just the effect of a worn out die that was used past it's time.

Maybe if you throw out enough word salad something will stick.

Damage after it left the mint causes that.

It might be easier to find what you ae looking for if you know what to look for rather than guessing.

While I am not ruling this out, I think you are seeing rim nicks that the light is catching and making it look that way.

Damaged.

Does not look like a proof or DMPL from your photos.

Now I need 3 or 4 more.

I purchased this 1885 p morgan today in an OLD ANACS holder it's a straight grade ms62 DMPL. I'm wondering if it may be a proof 1885.

I got it from a bank roll of pennies I searched from Wells Fargo

And you got the “Daily Double (d die)”. How much would you like to wager?

I will take things I should have never read for $2000 Alex....

That appears to be a scrape, as indicated by the displaced metal piled along its sides. As a result, the coin likely wouldn't be worth saving. The only other possibility would be that the coin was struck through foreign matter on the die (a minor mint error), but the displaced metal wouldn't be present, and there would be luster inside the depression. In the future, please crop your photos so that they show as little as possible of the surface surrounding the coin.

It's right above quarter

Your "Crossing the Delaware" quarter is a 2021-D, not a 2021-P. I'm not sure to what "line" you are referring. Everything I see on the coin appears to be correct for its design. See 2021 P Crossing the Delaware 25C MS | Coin Explorer | NGC (ngccoin.com). If you still see something that doesn't seem normal for this coin, please be specific as to its location or provide closeups. If you want to preserve this coin in its present condition, you should not hold it in your bare hands, except by its edge if you must. Skin oils cause coins to develop spots and discoloration.