FEEDER MECHANISM DIE DAMAGE PATTERNS

Pete2226

I have been studying Feeder Mechanism Die Damage Patterns and the types of Feeder Mechanisms in use at the US Mint in different time periods. Many folks have contributed to my efforts by providing photos of Die Damage for me to include in my Census. I thank everyone for this support and for your insight, advice, and encouragement!

I have prepared a series of articles in which I have attempted to organize and summarize my findings into an easy-to-use reference so that the most likely Feeder Mechanism causing a certain die damage pattern may be identified. The information is divided by time periods:
• 1896 to 1945
• 1945 to ≈1990
• ≈1990 to 2018
• 2018 to present

An article on the first time period may be found here:
https://coinweek.com/feeder-mechanisms-and-die-damage-patterns-1896-1945/

TPring

Not sure if this is the kind of information that you are looking for, but I believe I read somewhere [cannot fin the source now] that Lincoln wheat cent FF damage was always N-S whereas memorial cent FFs were SW-NE.

edit: looks like it goes NW-SE also.

Pete2226

@TPring said:
Not sure if this is the kind of information that you are looking for, but I believe I read somewhere [cannot fin the source now] that Lincoln wheat cent FF damage was always N-S whereas memorial cent FFs were SW-NE.

edit: looks like it goes NW-SE also.

Thank you. That is partially correct. I will be providing more information in upcoming articles.