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A Study Of Feeder Mechanism Die Damage Patterns

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 Posted 10/16/2025  4:15 pm  Show Profile   Check Brandmeister's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Brandmeister to your friends list
My pleasure.

I did keep an eye out when I checked the 1990-1999 nickels for full steps. Nothing to report there.
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 Posted 10/16/2025  5:44 pm  Show Profile   Check Brandmeister's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Brandmeister to your friends list
In the course of identifying doubled dies, I ran across this listing. It appears to have pretty ferocious FFD across the whole reverse.

https://www2.briansvarietycoins.com...gs/view/1825
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 Posted 10/16/2025  7:31 pm  Show Profile   Check -makecents-'s eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add -makecents- to your friends list
Nice work Brand!
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 Posted 10/17/2025  10:58 pm  Show Profile   Check Brandmeister's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Brandmeister to your friends list
I picked this nickel up on ebay for five bucks. Here's a 1998-P nickel with strong FFD on the reverse. Now you have a pre-2000 example. =)

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 Posted 10/18/2025  02:30 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pete2226 to your friends list

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. I picked this nickel up on ebay for five bucks. Here's a 1998-P nickel with strong FFD on the reverse. Now you have a pre-2000 example.


Thank you!

I appreciate your support!
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 Posted 10/24/2025  1:15 pm  Show Profile   Check Brandmeister's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Brandmeister to your friends list
A 2021-P with reverse FFD, found CRH:

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Does current generation FFD only affect the anvil die?
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 Posted 10/24/2025  2:11 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pete2226 to your friends list

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Does current generation FFD only affect the anvil die?


My census shows that both dies may exhibit Feeder Mechanism Die Damage beginning in the 1950s.

Today the Reverse Die is the Hammer Die and the Obverse Die is the Anvil Die. Shuler Presses have been used since the mid 1990s and all Schuler Presses have this inverted die installation, according to the US Mint. Most Schuler Presses are horizontal stroke with only about 4 of the Philadelphia Schuler Presses with a vertical stroke installation.
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 Posted 10/24/2025  10:54 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHI to your friends list
2020 D 10c fits the bill with horizontal orientation scrapes. No struck through features though.


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"Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas

Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254
Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL
Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr
Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978


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 Posted 10/25/2025  12:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pete2226 to your friends list

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2020 D 10c fits the bill with horizontal orientation scrapes. No struck through features though.


NICE ONE!

THANK YOU!

I have added it to my Census.
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 Posted 11/27/2025  5:43 pm  Show Profile   Check -makecents-'s eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add -makecents- to your friends list
Pete, a 2017P Iowa 25c with Feeder Finger Damage.

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 Posted 04/14/2026  12:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHI to your friends list
Got another LWC example for you Pete.

This looks like the same degree and direction as the 57D I posted earlier in this thread. https://goccf.com/t/483763

https://goccf.com/t/489450


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"Pride is yoked with callous behavior, as humility is with compassion." St. Gregory Palamas

Top Finds - 1969-S 1c FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/477681 1976 D WQ FS-101 http://goccf.com/t/382777 - 1968 D 1c FS-801 http://goccf.com/t/422254
Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCL
Struck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burr
Floating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978


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 Posted 04/14/2026  09:02 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pete2226 to your friends list

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Got another LWC example for you Pete.

This looks like the same degree and direction as the 57D I posted earlier in this thread. https://goccf.com/t/483763

https://goccf.com/t/489450



Excellent example! This will be the only 1955 example I have for my census!

Thank you!

If I had known about this a month ago, it might have been a candidate for inclusion here:

https://coinweek.com/feeder-mechani...2%89%881990/
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Pete, a 2017P Iowa 25c with Feeder Finger Damage.


Thank you! I am adding this one to my census!
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