The bottom pic looks a little stronger of a hit when minted. that is a total guess . just what it looks like to me.hopefully someone more knowledgeable will give some feed back !!
The inside of the ear is a low point on the relief and a high point on the die, so sometimes it shows signs of die polishing. That's might be part of what you're seeing here.
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