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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 7932566, member: 24633&quot;]First, welcome to the neighborhood, Kristine!</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t see much in most of your photos. Some of that may be due to the magnification, some to the heavy circulation and some to pareidolia (like seeing shapes in the clouds). </p><p><br /></p><p>The missing &quot;I&quot; on the reverse is probably due to a grease-filled die. This is a very common occurrence in the striking of coins. What happens is that grease and debris fill the recesses of letters, numbers or even devices on the die. Continued strikes cause it to build up and harden until such time that the letter (in your example) disappears altogether.</p><p><br /></p><p>A lot of new collectors start right out looking for errors and varieties because they think that is where they can make a quick profit. Yes, it is true that you can profit from this area of numismatics, but the learning process is not quick. It can take years to learn how to identify them, and even longer if you are looking through nothing but heavily circulated coins. For circulated coins, every tiny mark may seem unusual or unique, but that doesn&#039;t mean that it was produced by the US Mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck! ~Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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