I'm thinking it is a die dent. Looks like a sever polishing (Note area around the mouth and eye.) happened to the die and possibly another die made contact and left that dent in this die.
It probably all depends on how severe they are. The examples I've seen are more so on the rim areas of the Cents I've seen. But stronger die dents are probably out there. What does the reverse look like?
It won't let me edit the orginal post to add a picture of the reverse. It looks normal to me. I can post a picture in another thread if you need to see it. Thanks for looking.
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