Is this a mint error or damage? Thoughts ?

jest

1927 Buffalo, the obverse looks perfectly normal. There is a crack or seam on the buffalo, you can see on its leg where it appears to be pushed or smoothed over.

Was this a cracked die or damaged planchet or just something someone tinkered with? Anyone have any thoughts?

1927 Buffalo

kieferscoins

Laminated planchet.

Cameron Kiefer

ognib

I'm not a coin expert but I am a Toolmaker by trade and it looks like the die was split. Unless it is the lighting, one side looks shifted compared to the other. It would be nice to get a closer look around the 'L'.

jest

I think this is about as close as my camera can get.

Dog97

Cracked planchet. Nothing to do with the die.

errormaven

Lamination crack.

--Mike Diamond

braddick

It looks like there is (unrelated) counting wheel damage though: check the outer circumference of the reverse, just a little in from the rim. It is especially seen in the top lettering.

errormaven

You are correct about the damage. But it's probably from a coin wrapping machine.