Filled D mintmark, error or not?

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by koen, Jan 25, 2012.

  1. koen

    koen New Member

    When i was taking pictures of all my coins i noticed that this Jefferson Nickel had mintmark D
    Only thing is that the D is not pressed well i think.
    The inside of the D is not impressed, but equals the hight of the D's rim (hope you guys understand my explenation :p )

    FilledD_JN_1957D.jpg

    filledD.jpg
    I know the pictures are not verry clear, but its hard to make pictures of coins :p
     
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  3. cciesielski01

    cciesielski01 Laced Up

    i think its just from a worn out die and not an error. just my .02

    cody
     
  4. koen

    koen New Member

    that is an option that i did not think of.
    Anyone else wants to confirm or denie that?
     
  5. CashDude

    CashDude Member

    The inside of the D chipped off the die. This happened a lot back when MMs were hand punched. It's more of a die state than an error.
     
  6. ikandiggit

    ikandiggit Currency Error Collector

    Filled devices were common on the '40s and 50's coins as the result of chipped/damaged dies. If you think of the "D" in reverse on the die, the center of the "D" would be post-like and easily broken off giving you a filled center. The same goes for the centers of the letters like the "B" in Liberty on the cents which is commonly found filled.
     
  7. koen

    koen New Member

    thank you for the info ;)
     
  8. jwebs1

    jwebs1 New Member

    Thanks for that piece of info :)
     
  9. koen

    koen New Member

    Is it a variety then? Or how should i look at it?
     
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