2004 P Roosevelt Dime. Feeder Finger Damage, Missing Elements.

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 09:04 am I have this 2004 P Roosevelt dime that has some pretty serious Feeder Finger Damage. It is severe enough the part of an oak leaf has been removed. The only thing that I could come up with as to why part of the oak leaf is missing is that part of the Die May have been filled with metal shavings made by the Feeder Finger Damage. I don't think it came from a broken die in my opinion. I have had and have seen many feeder finger damaged coins but while there may be worse than this out there, I haven't seen any this bad. Enjoy. Edited by Jim0815 04/20/2019 09:12 am Report this Post to the Staff

kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 09:12 am If you are talking about the horizontal "lines" in the background I would attribute them to die polishing. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75052 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 12:19 pm Probably from die polishing as said. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 2:30 pm Feeder finger damage. Repaired die Obv: Rev: Polishing Rev fields under design: Edited by coop 04/20/2019 2:32 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 2:48 pm Thank you Mr. Coop for confirming what I knew. But what caused the missing part of the oak leaf? The only thing I could think of was abrasion shrapnel filling the die. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 2:52 pm An arrow might show me more about what your are asking about. If the device had grease in the deeper part of the die, the leaf would be prevented from striking up on the coin. Edited by coop 04/20/2019 2:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 2:56 pm Pic 9 shows only the top part of the leaf. The lower half of the leaf is completely missing. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 3:05 pm I thought that might be the one. Just some grease and grit in the die. (Thus the comment about grease) Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 3:32 pm Thank you Mr.Coop, kanga and David! Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 04/20/2019 7:02 pm Grease or debris maybe a factor with the missing portion of oak leaf. I'd think a Grease Filled Die would also wipe out the die scrapes left behind as well. Thanks, Doug. Report this Post to the Staff
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