Looks like a die scratch. If it were a occluded gas bubble it would have to be on a solid copper planchet, and it would also show on the nose. (It would be raised.) Instead it doesn't affect the higher part of the nose. Its also not a linear plating bubble as it would have flowed over the nose as well. Just a die scratch on a zinc planchet.
Conder101 might be correct. Could we have a full image of the coin on both sides? If it is a linear plating bubble, we might see more bubbles in other areas of the coin.
I'm trying to catch up on a few bills, so I haven't bought a new coin for a while. But when cleaning the house, I found a small container of Wheaties. I just think this might be a good time to learn about them. Thanks all. More to follow.
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