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Feeder Finger Die Scrape Errors

SHAWNK4368SHAWNK4368 Posts: 50 ✭✭
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Found 50 or so of these in a box of new 2023 quarters. Worth Keeping? Any value? Looks like feeder finger damage to the die.

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  • silviosisilviosi Posts: 458 ✭✭✭

    Looks like feeder finger damage to the die.

    I have hard time with this for 2023 coins. What it is P, D or S?

    NEVER ARGUE WITH AN IDIOT.FIRST THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL.THEN, THEY WILL BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE. MARK TWAIN

  • SPalladinoSPalladino Posts: 885 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm not 100% sold on feeder finger origin. Perhaps trail dies? https://www.traildies.com/the-theory-of-trail-formation/

    Steve Palladino
    - Ike Group member
    - DIVa (Designated Ike Varieties) Project co-lead and attributor
  • SHAWNK4368SHAWNK4368 Posts: 50 ✭✭

    They are all Philadelphia mint.

  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,868 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They’re not feeder feeder scrapes

    As SP noted above, they look closer to “trail dies”

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • SHAWNK4368SHAWNK4368 Posts: 50 ✭✭

    Ok, thanks. Are these common? Worth holding onto?

  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,868 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Up until I retired last year, I’ve never heard of a trail die coin being sold – I put a few Presidential dollars that had minor trail die issues on eBay a few years ago and they only brought a few dollars - every coin struck from those dies will exhibit that effect, so they’re relatively easy to find if you want to – I don’t think they would have much value, but you could always try eBay

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors for PCGS. A 50+ Year PNG Member.A full-time numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022.
  • silviosisilviosi Posts: 458 ✭✭✭

    Thanks Fred to resolve this chimera (something made up of parts of things that are very different from each other) of the Feeder Fingers on the most coins. Glad to come here and see you still be with the life passion. Shalom.

    NEVER ARGUE WITH AN IDIOT.FIRST THEY WILL DRAG YOU DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL.THEN, THEY WILL BEAT YOU WITH EXPERIENCE. MARK TWAIN

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Interesting... @SPalladino... Thanks for the link on trail dies.... Learned my 'new' thing for the day. Cheers, RickO

  • SPalladinoSPalladino Posts: 885 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SHAWNK4368 - I have a couple of 1972-S Ike silver business strike trail die coins, and a couple of Eisenhower presidential silver medal trail die coins. Your find might carry a small premium with a collector in this niche..if you can find them. My recommendation would be to contact the folks at the trail dies site that I linked above, then try to get it listed there. Then, if listed, maybe you find a niche collector. ps - I see nothing recent listed for Washington quarters: https://www.traildies.com/washington-quarter-trail-dies/

    Steve Palladino
    - Ike Group member
    - DIVa (Designated Ike Varieties) Project co-lead and attributor
  • SHAWNK4368SHAWNK4368 Posts: 50 ✭✭

    Thanks for the info, I will do that.

  • SHAWNK4368SHAWNK4368 Posts: 50 ✭✭

    Just submitted an inquiry. I will update the post once I hear back. Thanks again.

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No question, trail dies. Here is a great explanation.
    Jim

    http://www.traildies.com/


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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 982 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 3, 2023 7:38AM

    Trail dies or TRIAL dies?

    oops... just looked at link. It IS trail dies.
    :s

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