Strange Marks On 2008 Oklahoma Quarter

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gf20878 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 9:29 pm I found this quarter today. It has some scratches around the bird. I am not sure if it is mint error. What is your opinion? Report this Post to the Staff

silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 9:34 pm looks like die scratches, nice photo as well. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4593 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 9:51 pm We had a discussion on these on a rosie earlier this week - feeder finger die scratches. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
gf20878 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 9:54 pm Thank you silverwolf. I thought so too. Report this Post to the Staff
gf20878 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 10:03 pm @BStrauss3 Thanks. Interesting. Can you post the link of the discussion? Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 12:14 am A good example of Feeder Finger Damage IMO. I would keep it as a reference piece. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74542 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 12:47 am Actually, those are Feeder Finger Scrapes. It's a form of die damage. It happens when the Feeder Fingers malfunction and starts to scrape against the die face, leaving these marks on the die and on struck coins. http://www.error-ref.com/die-scrapes/ Errers and Varietys. Edited by Errers and Varietys 07/14/2019 12:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 06:09 am Quote: Can you post the link of the discussion? @gf, I'm not familiar with the specific thread that @bs3 is describing, but note that you can use the CCF search box in the top left of your screen. If you use the keywords FEEDER FINGER, you will see tons of examples. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
gf20878 New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 07/14/2019 09:33 am Thank you all for the helpful tips. I learned a few new things about die scrapes. Edited by gf20878 07/14/2019 09:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
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