Minor 1978 Curved Clip + Something Else

This is a special find for me. Not only is it a minor clipped planchet, it's also my birth year. Other than the clip, there's something else going on in the throat & cheek area. There's a swatch across the throat (from bottom of beard to collar), that almost looks like a lamination that detached years ago. I don't think that's what it is, but it could be. Each side of this area has a crack. They don't look like die crack, but cracks in the planchet itself. There is also another crack across the cheek that runs all the way, along the bottom of the nose, to the tip. Thanks & comments welcome!