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Message:: [QUOTE="coin_lover, post: 727657, member: 19741"]Yes,you are right for the missing number 2 is a result from a grease-filled die,probably the die hole of 2 was strucked by the left metal from the previous coin or something else and then pressed on this coin during the minting process,I got this answer from a coin expert on the other forum,the B in bank and sen look less distinct or blurred on the surface than a normal coin,his opinion and answer are exactly the same like yours. Are you sure that the 1982 50 sen coin with the unique "I" variety is caused by gunk building up around the normal I and causing it to expand and look wider?Well,I dont think so becouse the "I" should be in the surface with a straight line hole but this unique or special "I" is without hole in the middle.I thought this "I" is unique because it is impossible to have an "I" look like this on the security edge,the "I" shape and size must be the same on the security edge same like the rest of the 50 sen coins showing on the scans.Im very curious to see this "I" is difference and wonder what happened to this coin and the die during the minting process.Please tell me something about it if you know.:thumb::thumb::thumb:[/QUOTE]