FEEDER MECHANISM DIE DAMAGE PATTERNS 1945 to ≈1990
Pete2226
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FEEDER MECHANISM DIE DAMAGE PATTERNS 1945 to ≈1990
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 in COINWEEK 2/19/2026
https://coinweek.com/feeder-mechanisms-and-die-damage-patterns-1896-1945/
• 1945 to ≈1990
• ≈1990 to 2018
• 2018 to present
The current article in the series for 1945 to ≈1990 may be found here:
COINWEEK 3/10/2026
https://coinweek.com/feeder-mechanisms-and-die-damage-patterns-1945-≈1990/
Comments
Why not just update your thread from last month?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1121039/feeder-mechanism-die-damage-patterns
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Because I want the Pattern version/date to show as a Thread title.
Just an FYI... you could also edit the initial post from last month to fix the Title and give it a "bump" by commenting after the last post... that way, we would also have the initial comments and more insight into the evolution of your project. Thanks for sharing though... there is a lot of interest in error coins on this Forum.
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that way, we would also have the initial comments and more insight into the evolution of your
The links for that evolution are embedded in each article