1952-D... Die gouge or something else?

[amnight]

There looks to be a die gouge under the 9 and left of the mint mark. Just wanting to cover all bases and rule out everything else (like a rpm). Thanks for the help!

[duece2seven]

Looks like a hit to me. Its not an RPM.

[willbrooks]

Looks like you may have the beginnings of a "flying D" there. Is it raised?

Flying D: A colloquialism used on the forum for a D mint mark which has die chip (http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die%20Chip) to the west making the D look like it has a wing or is in motion. These are often associated with a common die crack (http://www.lincolncentforum.com/terminology-list-d/#Die%20Crack) coming off the bottom tail of the 9 in the date and arcing back into the mint mark. Images donated by Barzilla and Keith.
http://www.lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FLYING-D-150x150.jpg (http://lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/FLYING-D.jpg)http://www.lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/flyingD-150x150.jpg (http://www.lincolncentforum.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/flyingD.jpg)

[amnight]

I believe you are right will. I have a "flying d" but didn't think they started in an open space as in touching any devices. The mark is also raised.