1939 s lincoln wheat cent s/s ddo?

Maybe the s? The right side of 9? If it's not a ddo, what would cause this for educational purposes thanks for any advice.

 

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use a light (not flash) when you take a picture. The one you linked is to dark to tell

 

sorry its my digital microscope. one of the bulbs went out. i will try to take a better one

 

took some more. there is that crack to the right of the 9 that might be doing it, but it has a nice curve and same length.? doesn't hurt to ask

 

Looks like a deteriorated die.

 

What he said

 

yes, this is from a deteriorated die, the same as the so called 1955 "poor man's doubled die"