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The 1 in Inconsolata does not have the serif either, and it hasn't for a while I think: http://levien.com/type/myfonts/incoshow.png

Yes, you're right. I was looking at an old version. That change definitely improves the font, but it's still an odd solution, IMHO.

the top serif is also angled downward on the 'one'.

here's a preview of Inconsolata-g at high res (~100kB)

Where?