Lincoln Penny 1997 misprint (I have no idea how to label it)

This is my first time posting here and trying to reach out for help on coin identification, so please bare with me.. So, I came across this penny years ago. It is nearly mint, year 1997, and it is just like any other coin but there is a number 5 printed at the top left hand side of the coin. My thing is, how did only a number 5 get there and not another whole date, and what would this be labeled as? I have seen misprints before, but not like that, same with date print being doubled or even some numbers missing in the dates.. but a perfect date print and then a number 5 WAY over there is crazy... Right now I can not find my coin, but I know I still have it. I am, for now using a picture of a penny coin and drawing the 5 where it is located so you get an idea of its placement. I don't know the value of this coin, I have never seen anything like it before. Tell me what you think, I'll continue to look for my coin. This coin's unknown value has both bothered me and made me curious for years...

 

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We need clear images of the actual coin.

 

where did you get that picture?

a 1997 No S proof!

 

I think it just looks like a proof, because that image is from a scanner ..

 

Wish my scanner would copy like that. I would not need a camera or a microscope.

 

Coins are struck/minted... Not printed
Paper currency is printed

We can't give you an answer without the image of the Cent im question.

 

raised 5 no idea without a photo. Incuse (sunken) 5 then someone was testing a die punch. If it were a counter stamped coin it is either going to be a date or a name or words when they get done stamping it. All counter stamps that you normally see are done after they leave the mint. Some mints in foreign countries recall coins and stamp them again to revalue them. Some mints called in foreign coins and stamped them for use in their country.

 

The S is at about 10 o’clock in red.

 

Looks like a piece of red thread.

 

It is just a red mark for now, I need to find the coin first. It is a clear visible 5. Like if you look at the date’s number and size, it looks just like that, just like a number 5 font of a standard date printed on an American penny. My “S” looking marking is not to scale. The five is like almost upside down with the angle. I’ll have to look for the coin more, but I think it is in deep storage. It isn’t in mint condition anymore, I didn’t know how to store coins properly at the time so it is darker, but that 5 mark is unmistakeable, I promise you. It is a full print and very clear to see.

 

What a lot of people on here have said is that if you can't understand how it could have come about in the minting process....it probably didn't. If you can get a picture, there are many experienced people on here that can help you. Without a picture, no amount of discussion is warranted.