is this a 2005 nickel error?

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Somebody counterstamped it by punching in a P. Damaged

 

Nope, counterstamp. Folks love to ding these things.......

 

@kim moster
Welcome to CoinTalk. Unfortunately it is not a Mint Error. As stated by the others it's a counterstamp added to the Nickel after it left the US Mint.

Here is one I once made myself with the letters P and R

 

That Buffalo has been branded.

Just damaged after it left the mint as it was counter stamped.

 

I went and looked on Etsy to see perhaps if there was one for sale there with the description: "Super rare American Nickel, the Philadelphia mint ran out of mint marks for their nickels, so they had to start hand punching them on the reverse of each nickel minted. $50,000 USD (Plus Shipping)."

 

I can’t believe the ridiculous crap you see on Etsy and Ebay with astronomical prices. Always good for a laugh.

 

You should also see the damage on the obverse, opposite the P.