I'm not doubting you, but since I don't collect Lincoln's, I'd really like to see a real 1944-S at the same magnification for a side-to-side comparison. Chris
It's a lot easier to see when you are holding the coin and I am not the best picture taker for coins. I placed a picture of another next to mine. The "S" is fat in the middle and thinner in the arcs, it has a ball at the South end and the North end ends just inside the edge of the 4.