Whaddaya mean "blind hogs"? A hog will eat anything! So, it doesn't matter if it is blind or not. Try squirrels!
Actually it could be both. Lamination errors can also develop after they were shipped out of the Mint. So it very well could be a post-Mint genuine error.
Could it be possible to date it via die markers on the reverse if it happened to have a noted ddr? No time to study it at present but at first glance it seems somewhat similar to 48 ddr 003. Forgive me if the question makes no sense. Curious but very new at all this.