1940 1 cent error

[tony_k_1965]

Hi could anyone help with the type of error this is please

[verdigris]

Hi Tony,

I'm not quite sure what I'm supposed to be looking at.
Please explain.

Cheers

[tony_k_1965]

If you look to the immediate left of the ear it's actual sunken in compared to the rest of the coin, and where it is sunken there's an out line where it's higher. I will try to upload a better picture later if you can't see what I mean.