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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 42257, member: 112"]The problem you are having Ivan is a misunderstanding of the use of the term "filled". When talking about an error coin "filled" is used to describe something that happened by accident like a die being filled with grease or dirt which results in a coin not having all the elements of its intended design. But in this case "filled is being used as an adjective to describe the particular mint mark. You see - this mint mark was just made this way, it was intentional - not an accident. Many people become confused over the use of the terms error & variety often mistakenly calling a variety an error or an error a variety. There has even been some rather heated debates among experts as to which term correctly applies to a given coin. I suppose this will always be the case. But if it helps, here are some standard definitions - error A numismatic item that unintentionally varies from the norm. Ordinarily, overdates are not errors since they were done intentionally while other die-cutting “mistakes” are considered errors. Double dies, planchet clips, off-metal strikings, etc. also are errors. variety A coin of the same date and basic design as another but with slight differences. There are thousands of minor varieties, most of which have significance only to specialists of the particular series. After hubbed dies, introduced in the 1840s, varieties are mainly variations in date and mintmark size and placement.[/QUOTE]