I could see this error without the magnification. I couldn't tell what it was but I knew it was an error of some sort. I first thought it was PMD, but once I looked at it with my loupe, I could tell it was a star! The star beside the date is there and the same star is on top of the first 2 of 2002. The whole star is not there, but when you look at it the right way, you can tell it's a star. What kind of error would this be? The spread is too far for it to be a doubled die, isn't it? There is also a line all the way around the rim of the coin that goes through the word LIBERTY and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST. I am curious as to what type of error this is and would it carry any value? Thanks
Could be a small Die Chip.. not another star Also could be damage.. the other numbers look like they took a hit. The metal on the 2 could of raised up. I don't see how another star could form anywhere else on the Nickel. Not possible.
It's damaged from a coin rolling machine. You can see the circular line through the last few letters of LIBERTY as well. You're seeing metal displacement on the date
Is this some kind of joke posting, I don't get it. Every Jefferson nickel has a star in this position. NO Star would be the oddity. What am i missing
better image of a 2002 nickel but it's clear there moved metal around the nickel at that location from a coin rolling machine. Look at the RTY and 2002 in your picture .. all of them have damage from being scraped and metal moved.
This is an example of coin paradolia - a psychological condition where one's mind "recognizes" an image that does not really exist. A good example is the Ben Franklin 50 cent "Bugs Bunny" variety where it appears he has buck teeth, but actually does not; it was a die clash that gave that false appearance.
