1997 P Jefferson Nickel Reverse Error?

The mints stopped punching mintmarks in 1989. They are now part of the die. If the areas you're talking about are raised, the die that struck the coin had chips out of it, or maybe they're actually displaced metal from damage. I think that brand new camera could probably use some practice. lol

Okay, I've got a couple of minutes, I'll give back some of what I've been given. Photography is all about the lighting - the direction it comes from and how bright it is. I have my camera on macro setting and auto focus, everything else is the lighting. Did I mention the lighting? You'll have to experiment some. Try a single overhead light source (mine is suspended about three feet over my desk top) and adjust the direction it hits the coin by adjusting the position of the coin. You can put the coin on the outside of a 2x2 holder and adjust the holder to any angle you need. Doing that also affords a good background for the coin. I threw my stand in the garage,there is no standard set-up to capture different varieties and errors. When the coin is positioned and looks good to you, brace your arm, hold the camera very still and shoot.
As far as specific dates, varieties, and errors, I recommend RedBook. It has the most and best and a value guide. Don't get the hardback though, it doesn't stay on the page easily. Coin Dealers sell a spiral book that stays where you open it. There are also errors that from time to time, can be found on any coin, and not necessarily in any book. Some of these are Die Clashes, Die Cracks, Lamination errors, Woodys, Struck Through errors, the list goes on. To know how to recognize them is to know how they occur. To know that, read lots of posts on here and post your own threads as well. You'll learn the most from your own, so post often anything that looks different or neat. If you're like most of us, you'll enjoy the heck out of it while keeping valuable coins you'd otherwise spend.

Looks like there reverse die was aging and the coin being circulated get it a few indents as well. But nothing jumps out to me that this coin would have anymore value than the 'FIVE CENTS' it says on the that side of the coin.