1973 D Lincoln Memorial. ( Trails?)

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RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 3:30 pm Would you call these trails or just a bad grinding job? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 3:35 pm @rob, whenever I see many fine parallel lines like this, my first thought is Feeder Finger Damage. "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
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4404 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 3:39 pm This is recurring die subsidence, seems to happen fairly often on the 73-d cents. https://www.error-ref.com/recurring...dence-error/ Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96935 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 4:31 pm I would say Feeder Finger Damage as Spence noted. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 4:55 pm Spence calls it. Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 5:06 pm Thanks everyone. I've seen that on 73D in the past. I don't remember the spike look flaring off like that. Does it look like they tried to get rid of it from the field? Isn't that what happens when they polish to much it causes trails? I'm not sure about FF. I can't remember if the FF come in from a different direction. Report this Post to the Staff
Tanman2001 Pillar of the Community United States 4404 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 5:16 pm I really don't think this is Feeder Finger Damage, it doesn't look like typical FFD from this time period to me. The effect looks very similar to some examples of recurring die subsidence I've seen with trail-like lines coming off the top left of the building (I don't think these are trails, just a similar looking effect associated with the subsidence). Also, in the full coin pics provided, it seems like the bulge continues into the columns and bays just like the other examples. Just check the image below. Photo from Error-Ref: Edited by Tanman2001 02/19/2023 5:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8775 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 5:25 pm Tanman, as usual, is spot on. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 5:28 pm You're right Tanner. This 73D has that same problem in bays 1,2,3 like Error-Ref shows. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8775 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 6:31 pm I took me a minute to find one of my examples, Rob. Occasionally, you will get a hump back tied with it. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 8:48 pm Thanks Jon. Yes I actually have a couple. But they didn't look like this one. Thanks to all for your input. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 10:02 pm @tan/@make, thx for the friendly discussion on this point. I wonder if the two are linked. In other words, could the distortion of the die caused by subsidence sometimes cause heavier rubbing of the feeder fingers on the die? "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
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8775 Posts	Posted 02/19/2023 10:20 pm Spence, all of the feeder fingers I have seen on memorials are coming from the far east end of the memorial, running east to west, at an upward angle, southeast to northwest. I found a thread, on this site, that coop composed, of different pics, running the opposite direction. This is abnormal but so is what the 73D has going on. Not sure but with what little I know, I'm sticking with the original assessment, of recurring die subsidence, it just looks much different, in my opinion. Here's coop's link. http://goccf.com/t/336856 -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 02/20/2023 09:29 am Thanks everyone for comments and thoughts. Jon thanks for pulling up coops link. Now I remember checking it out awhile ago. The thought I had of wondering if these could be trails, is that these lines are on the face of the memorial cornice and upper roof also? Thought maybe the polishing bristles hit that area also. Wasn't sure if FF could hit that area also. Edited by RobO411 02/20/2023 09:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 12:54 pm If the upper cornice area was the only area affected, it might look like FFD. But because the bays are affected, it is a die issue of die subsidence. Always learning more each day. Report this Post to the Staff
RobO411 Pillar of the Community United States 2404 Posts	Posted 02/21/2023 7:10 pm Learning everyday. Report this Post to the Staff
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