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Impression of finger feeder on 66 P cent die
Coppergold
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Well, just when you think you’ve seen every error there is to see, something like this pops up… not my coin, someone posted this and I thought it was interesting enough to repost.
Took a while for me to figure out what it was but i just so happened to know what a finger feeder looks like cause ive seen finger feeders with die impressions on them. But never saw the reverse of that..
Hey does anyone else have anything like this? If so, you should post a photo of it in the comments! Anyways, hope you found this as interesting as I did! Wish it was mine, cause i assume something like this is pretty rare. Been doing this for a long time and I have not seen this on any error reference sites! 
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Looks cool, let's see what the experts say.
No
The lighting on the photos makes it difficult to tell exactly what is there,
but it’s not an impression from a feeder finger on the die.
shouldn't the curvature between the rectangular ends be large enough to hold the blank? that curvature is too small
Like Fred, I would like to see better pictures. And the reverse, please.
I agree, I think the die had struck a feeder finger before and the image was slightly impacted into the die and then the coin was struck from a damaged die.
11.5$ Southern Dollars, The little “Big Easy” set
I appreciate your feedback. I didnt know you were on here! Thats cool! Here is what is going on frim what i see when i zoom in. There is a shape of what looks like a finger feeder. But i guess its not. I wish I had the coin… its not mine. I found it online.
FredWeinberg said:
That looks nothing like a feeder finger. Shame on you!
It might just be a clear, dried substance on the surface, similar to lacquer.
I'm not sure about spending to much time on that one
I think it most unlikely that the Feeder Finger illustrated was the cause of the feature on this 1966 cent. The basic reason is that, as far as I know, this Finger part style was used on a Dial Plate and the mint did not begin converting to Dial Plates for at least another 20+ years.
Following are some quotes from I study I did on Feeder Mechanisms:
I think that in 1966, there are two primary Feeder Mechanism Candidates for causing die damage, and neither involve a feeder finger of the design indicated.
The first candidate:
The second candidate:
What are we making of that anomaly along the right rim?
Again, I want better pictures and to see the reverse opposite it, but it almost looks like a cud. Thoughts?
Human Slop Theory: This coin broke the die and the area on the right is a partially formed cud.