One possibility that pops into my mind is that there were a couple die cracks that have long since been mostly flattened due to circulation wear. I'm interested to see what others think.
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Well circulated RIDB "Retained Interior Die, could be the RIDB-1c-1957-05. Lincoln Cent Retained Interior Die Break; 1909 - 1958 : Cuds on Coins (cuds-on-coins.com)
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