2000d nickel reverse missing letters

Going through the change jar today...

 

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It's hard to tell from a straight on shot, but it appears that there is an indentation in the coin where the letters should be. My guess is that this was a defective planchet. A low area in the planchet that did not fill in under the the pressure of the strike. However it could also be from grease on the die.

 

This would be correct... or just damage since there are lots of circulation hits on the surface.

 

Agree, CDPM.

 

Here is another shot from a different angle...

 

Looks like it was run over many times in a parking lot..maybe?

 

I like your profile pic btw and thanks for the information

 

There are 2 known. One is attributed as a Mint Error

 

Missing letters due to grease filled die...

 

Wow, thats defintally an amazing error!!

 

Looks like a surface lamination that has broken away, leaving a concave area.

 

Simple filled die.......very common

(I sold the Spring Nickel on the left,
about 5 years ago)

 

Fred, if this is your picture I hope you don't mind me using it as my avatar.

 

No, I don't think it's my photo, and
if it were, it wouldn't be a big deal.