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Judging on how beat up the coin is, (appears to have many more ticks than a normal circulated coin), I'd have to think "environmental damage". It could have been on the ground, in a coffee cup holder, under a washing machine, stuck on a shelf where cleaners and such are stored ...
Here is your image of the obverse sharpened up and enlarged slightly to show the abrasion better.
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