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In my limited time of quarter CRH, I haven't come across very many Washington / Eagle quarters with die trails. A culmination of time, wear, polishing scratches, etc, have made many of the trails somewhat hard to distinguish, but, still strong on "WE"    Edited by snailking1
06/27/2026 08:35 am
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Cool find!   Errers and Varietys.
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Good eye. |
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nice snail trails er I mean die trails snailking.  |
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Quote:nice snail trails er I mean die trails snailking.  |
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Thank You; E&V, jbuck, and (?) Dearborn |
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I'm unconvinced these are trails but rather die scrapes of some sort.
I say this because we see the lines extending through the W.
"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/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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I'm unconvinced these are trails but rather die scrapes of some sort. Honestly, die scrapes were my first thought when I saw it. The reason I went for die trails: Only the line extending down into the center of the W is close to matching the line below the W. That, could potentially come off the center of the T. I tried to get a pic to try and show it (what a dog of a project that was!  ) All that said: It certainly could still be a die scrape  Thank You.   Edited by snailking1
06/26/2026 9:21 pm
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Light N/S scratches by the throat show perhaps we are seeing evidence of a clash polishing.
What does the field above the nose and in front of the eye look like?
Your photos are pretty good btw.
"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/422254Cool clashed dies - 1972 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/429855&SearchTerms=CCLStruck-In Rim Burr - 1969 S 1c http://goccf.com/t/425587&SearchTerms=burrFloating (Type II) Counterclash - 1978 D 1c http://goccf.com/t/434991&SearchTerms=1978 |
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I agree that die scrapes are more likely.
Trails usually come off the corners and characteristically lean at a steep angle away from their point of origin.
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CoinHI I believe you've convinced me. Trying to manipulate lighting to get some more pics, I saw a couple more scrapes which I had missed (they are "hidden" in a field of polishing marks - that's my excuse! ) Since I took them,here are some more pics, including marking a couple scrapes I missed. Quote:
Your photos are pretty good btw. Thank You Quote:
I agree that die scrapes are more likely. Guess I was thinking more about Feeder Finger Damage, which I thought is usually on an angle, not N/S like these. Thank You! I like being challenged to figure out why I made an incorrect assessment.    |
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I still think this is more likely to be die trails than feeder finger scrapes.
Die trails are caused by polishing, so the lines going through the W and towards the neck could just be associated die polishing. Trails can extend in any direction so these being N/S instead of more steep angle isn't a knock against it being die trails.
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I still think this is more likely to be die trails than feeder finger scrapes. Quote:
Trails can extend in any direction so these being N/S instead of more steep angle isn't a knock against it being die trails. Yes, my hesitation (because of N/S) was against Feeder Finger Damage, thinking they are usually on a diagonal. I wasn't thinking of the possibility of other causes of die scrapes or die abrasion. Edited by snailking1
06/27/2026 1:12 pm
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Interesting discussion.  |
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