I'm new to errors and varieties but I was looking through some coin rolls of nickels and saw some difference in locations on a 1984 D nickel. I had a total of 13 1984D nickels and only 1 had a slightly different location. The mint mark was closer to the date than the other 12. Not sure if this is something that is normal for the mint locations to vary. I included a regular location as well as the 1 that was closer to the date, and an overlay of the 2.
Up until 1990, nickel mintmarks were hand-punched on working dies, so slight variation in position and rotation are normal. That said, there are cases when extreme misplacement* can create a premium value for the coin.
The nickels you have are normal, though. Keep searching!
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