I disagree. Anything that is present on every coin produced by a set of dies is a variety. Yes the 1916 ddo buffalo and the 1955 ddo are...
It's not an error unless you consider using the dies past their usefullness to be an error!
Yours is neither, it is extreme die wear. Richard
I figured that maybe they couldn't afford one :}
To me that appears to be metal flow due to extreme die wear. This set of dies was at the very end of its lifespan. If you look closely you see...
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