Yes, appears to be a grease issue. As for value--one whole cent, unless a collector who loves grease-filled die examples comes along. In that case, it might go for 25-50 cents.
That's a common area of weakness due to the amount of metal required to fill the bust on the obverse. This coin also appears to have a partially filled die. Neat but not worth much.
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