1955-S Wheat Cent strange reverse

I originally took a closer look at this coin because of the die crack at the BE in LIBERTY, but the reverse really stood out to me. What’s the most likely cause of the 4 dots on the west side of the N in CENT? They could just be die chips, but their positioning was strange.

 

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It's a Die Deterioration issue on the letter N.
That's why you see the Ghosting on the Reverse.

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So you think those 4 dots are just random die chips?

 

I agree that it was struck with worn die due to the ghosting on the reverse.
That is very prominent. The 4 abnormality on the side of the "N" may be from the die being dressed, cleaned or "polishing" as some say, just speculation really, but I don't think they were caused by normal die wear.
Random die chip is a possibility I would not discount.

 

Did that coin come from a roll of 55 S? It looks to be in BU shape, like mine were.

 

I don’t know its origins, just that it came from a collection I purchased. It was already in a 2x2, not labeled other than with the date and MM.

 

Other signs point to a worn die and I believe that’s the cause.

 

I agree.
"Blame it on the Die".