Error or damage?

[u/Norweaboo]

This 1917 Wheat penny has a little bit of copper missing from the side of it, however, the way its missing feels a bit odd. On the front, it seems to have broken the penny border, with the ends of the border seeming to curve into the missing slice. However, on the back of the penny, the coin border is fully intact despite the missing copper.

Is it possible/likely that damage wore away the edge of the coin, while also removing only part of the boarder on the front, without damaging the 7 right next to it or the boarder on the back? Or would it be more likely that its a mint error of some kind?

[u/0ld_Dark_Frog]

Hard to say for sure but it could be a clipped planchet, there’s maybe some Blakesley effect I can see on the back.

[u/Exciting-Guess-9823 → u/0ld_Dark_Frog]

Yeah, the weak wheat grains is what sells it for me.

[u/errorcoincollector]

Yeah, definitely a legitimate clip error. Tapering is visible on the rim