Feeder Finger Damage/Strike Through?

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ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 03/25/2015 4:07 pm Hi all, seeking opinions on this one. One day I think it is a mint error, the next I think it is post strike damage. Save it, throw it back, save it, throw it back. I can't decide... Report this Post to the Staff

mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2739 Posts	Posted 03/25/2015 5:32 pm The damage to the edge is pre-strike. I'm not sure about the incuse, straight, parallel lines. In any event, the pre-strike damage is rather interesting. Error coin writer and researcher. Edited by mikediamond 03/25/2015 5:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
morgandude Valued Member United States 380 Posts	Posted 03/25/2015 5:37 pm That's My State! with mikediamond, but I am no expert. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/25/2015 7:04 pm Now I would have thought this was post strike, because the rim turns inward by the "A"? But the die flow falls over the area next to rim. So Mike is correct and I would have been wrong. Edited by coop 03/25/2015 7:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 03/25/2015 9:45 pm Ahhh great lesson here Report this Post to the Staff
Slamnbass Pillar of the Community United States 3644 Posts	Posted 03/25/2015 9:52 pm Am I right in thinking if the paralell lines were pre strike tho then the letters of pluribus would of been fully formed still and they are not... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/26/2015 12:29 am Those look added to me. They are on both sides of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
ndgoflo Pillar of the Community United States 626 Posts	Posted 03/26/2015 01:10 am The lines are what keep throwing me off. The edge looks like it happened during the strike, but the lines almost like it was clamped in a vice. Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12848 Posts	Posted 03/26/2015 02:00 am Outstanding photos, ndgoflo! Are the lines parallel to each other from obverse to reverse like would be expected from clamping pressure in the jaws of a vise? Report this Post to the Staff
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