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FEEDER MECHANISM DIE DAMAGE PATTERNS ~1990 to 2018 I have been studying Feeder Mechanism Die Damage Patterns and the types of Feeder Mechanisms in use at the US Mint in different time periods. Many folks have contributed to my efforts by providing photos of Die Damage for me to include in my Census. I make educational use of some of these photos with credit. I thank everyone for this support and for your insight, advice, and encouragement! I have prepared a series of articles in which I have attempted to organize and summarize my findings into an easy-to-use reference so that the most likely Feeder Mechanism causing a certain die damage pattern may be identified. The information is divided by time periods: . • 1896 to 1945 in COINWEEK 2/19/2026 https://coinweek.com/feeder-mechani...s-1896-1945/ • 1945 to ~1990 COINWEEK 3/10/2026 https://coinweek.com/feeder-mechani...2%89%881990/ • ~1990 to 2018 • 2018 to present The current article in the series for ~1990 to 2018 may be found here: COINWEEK 4/2/2026 https://coinweek.com/feeder-mechani...-collectors/ This is a highly condensed summary of a small section of the research I have been pursuing, periodically, for the last 2+ years. |
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Thank you for sharing your latest edition!  |
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Pillar of the Community
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You are welcome. Thank you for checking in!
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Thanks, it's good reading and knowledge.
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Thanks, it's good reading and knowledge. Pleased to hear that! Thank you! Edited by Pete2226
04/02/2026 3:32 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Some more nice writeups, Pete, nice!
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Pillar of the Community
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Some more nice writeups, Pete, nice! Appreciate you saying that! |
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very nice articles Pete! Thank you! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Excellent information Fantastic job "coining" the articles. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thank you!
Edited by Pete2226
04/03/2026 06:36 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting investigation, yes!
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Pillar of the Community
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Interesting investigation, yes! I have found it fascinating and continue to find additional information to add to the story! |
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Very Interesting!
Thank You for posting the links.
Definitely one of the (many) things which I need to understand better - which now I do.
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Very Interesting!
Thank You for posting the links.
Definitely one of the (many) things which I need to understand better - which now I do. You are welcome! The study continues! It has involved:  A study of the history of press and feeder mechanism types used by the mint that resulted in a 65 page "summary" paper Collecting die damage examples by photo image over several years creating a Census of damage types The final step was writing a paper that I then condensed and then it was condensed further during the editorial process! Edited by Pete2226
04/03/2026 1:43 pm
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