This die must have been in poor condition when it was polished. Still unusual dents or formation in memorial. I know this is the die as I have found several of these over the past year and they are identical so it could not be from a hit after it left the mint. Just found this to be interesting.
Looks like damage on the bays. The bays are part of the fields, the outside part of the die. So any contact mark could damage them just like the fields.
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