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Guatemala 5 Centavos Steel Feeder Finger Strike
Mr Lindy
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I added another feeder finger strike to my feeder finger collection.
I don't know much about these:
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Mr Lindy
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Well, if you've got a collection of them yet don't know much about them...hmmmm. Nice piece from Fred.
Great pickup @LindyS! I have never seen these before, but it's super interesting!
Here are the photos for people that don't click through.
Thank You for posting the images Zoins!
gonzer, I agree its odd I'll buy coin related items if they seem interesting even if I'm in the dark. This is my 5th Feeder Finger example and betters my other 2008 5 Centavos. Over time I acquired a few normal unc examples to compare and authenticate these. I already had a normal 2008 5 Centavos, this error looks good to me, so far.
Congrats on picking up your 5th example! It sounds like a very interesting collection
I have never seen these before.... how very interesting... Does anyone have information on how this occurs?? Cheers, RickO
Wow, that this is way cool!!!
If the feeding turntable ("indexer") is out of sync with the striking, the feeding finger can be in the wrong position. This feeding finger looks very similar to the ones that came with my US Denver Mint surplus Grabener coin press. On my press, the indexer is positioned by a chain connected to an auxiliary shaft on the knuckle joint. Upon each strike, the indexer rotates one position. The chain is somewhat like the timing chain in a car engine. On cars with an "interference" type engine, if the timing belt breaks, the pistons will go smashing into the valves.
Here are the struck feeding fingers that I found with my coin press spare parts:
Two with a sliver of a die impression, but not enough to identify the die:
1992-D Columbus silver dollar impression. Mostly effaced at the Mint, but the incuse "14" from the "1492" date is still visible:
Another 1992-D Columbus dollar impression, not effaced:
1992-D White House commemorative silver dollar, struck feeding finger:
Here is what the whole feeding fingers look like. The red "X" was applied by a Mint employee:
Thanks Dan.... Now I understand.... Cheers, RickO
Dan Carr,
Are your USA feeder fingers made of steel or aluminum ?
My USA P Mint Mass State 25c is struck on "aluminum" fragment & slabbed as "feeder finger"
My four foreign country steel feeder fingers attract to a magnet.
Thanks for the info !
Lindy
All of the ones that came with my coin press are soft steel.
Hi Daniel,
Do your soft steel feeder fingers attract to a magnet ?
Thank You !
Lindy