1969 D Cent "Missing I" Error?

Probably some grease or something clogged the I in the die, resulting in it being missing on the coin. This happens quite often, and can vary from place to place on the coin and how much of the design is missing, so your coin probably doesn't have much added value for the missing letter. But it is interesting as an educational piece to show what a Grease Filled Die looks like.

Dave

Absolutely! That's the great thing about looking at cents for errors. If you find something that catches your eye, and you want to keep it even though it may never be worth more than a cent, keep it! The only factor that may come into play after a while is when you run out of room to keep things!

Dave

Quick story... My dad never kept any un-noteworthy errors. He said that they are too easy to fake and if you can't see them with your naked eye then they are not worth anything. So years later I was working in a garage with a guy that only really had cheesy error coins and after many arguments about errors I decided to test him. I took 2 dimes and stacked them on an anvil. Took the sledge and hit them. I could not believe how perfect I hit it. It made a perfect impression of the back of the top dime into the face of the second and the back of the second was almost erased. He came into the shop and I showed it to him and everyone else was in on the joke. He could not believe what I had. He started rambling what was wrong with it and I could see $$ in his eyes, but any real collector would know that it it cant be an impression but needs to be convex. He kept trying to offer me $20 for it and I said no. Then he offered $40. I told him for $40 I would throw in a nickel with a dime imprint. He agreed. I took his money and walked into the garage and then there was the loud ring off the anvil. I walked into the office and tossed him the new nickel. His smile dropped into dis-belief. Then I took the change back and gave him his money and told him to be careful what errors he chooses. I always wonder what ever happened to that dime...

That is a little different though... Many people will overlook a coin if they can't tell an exact date. Look at all of those worthless type one ( Buffalo nickels or walking liberty's) with no date. So with this in mind I can probably get $6 for it.

Kcinmt, I keep those kind of errors to show kids/adults, too, in explaining error coins. To have one in your hand seems to make a bigger impression than a photo only. I got a page of errors/doubled dies and other modified/damaged cents in my album. Kids are more interested in them than the "shiny ones"!