Not a doubled die. My advice, don't send it in. It is not money-conscious to submit, and when this comes back it won't be worth half the fee.
Looks a little too low imo but I'm certainly not the expert.
Taking a quick look at the known mintmark positions, I didn't see one that matched but I do see what you are talking about.
Could be grease beginning to pack in there, couldn't it? Wait for others to chime in though.
The poll made me chuckle a bit. Is this a 1944 DDR steel cent? - Yes - Very Nice!
A steel plated coin is my assumption. How did you acquire this? And how much did it set you back?
No, that is more recent. My father works domestically, just is gone for 1-2 months at a time. He always worked a lot. I was maybe 11 when I began...
There is nothing special here.
Nice resource to check out in the future. https://www.pcgs.com/photograde/#/Indian/Grades
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