This is my other 1969 S that I thought looked more like an Machine error than the first one I posted. Yet, one comment about a second DDO in another direction prompted me to post this one as well.
Machine doubling. On the 1968-1972 cents Machine Doubling was very common. On the 1969-S a large percentage of the doubled dies were also showing Machine Doubling. Yours is a machine doubled cent. On these, don't look just at the dates.
Look at Liberty and the Motto to tell if they are doubled dies: Over 130 machine doubled cents were sent into PCGS for grading. So know what to look for and then you will see on these other devices what a doubled die looks like. (save yourself the money)
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