2015 P Kisatchie Quarters

I've came across 2 of these quarters with some odd debris behind and in front of the bird. What exactly is going on with these? Is this just die deterioration? The images below are 2 diff coins

 

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Could it have something to do with Die Trails. I don't know! Calling the error experts @paddyman98; @Fred Weinberg; @mikediamond; et al.
https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/unravel-mystery-surrounds-die-trails-inside-cw.html

 

Hmm Interesting,die trails eh o.o . The 2 coins show alot of the same patterns in the affected area,leading me to think they are diff stages of the same deteriorating die. I cant say for sure,I'll wait for better input from the experts

 

It is the Flaming Chicken, or Hellion as Meow calls it. @alurid found one just like it, and showing it to us. Just think, Electric Eye, in the sky. Always there, feel my stare. C/O Judas Priest.

 

Oh, and Meow would bet its a P mint. The Denver mint does not give us such goodies often.

 

i posted one of these before and no1 said anything,i found a second one,so now im back for more info

 

Meow would consider it a major die variety. But no one has done serious research in the flaming Chicken phenomena. It could from just the one die, or multiple dies that produce a similar bird on fire.

 

It was not I that found a Kisatchie Flaming Chicken. KFC.

 

Guess Meow remembered who it was. But you chimed in on the thread at least, right? Now who was it now????? Cats can forget things too some times.

 

Lol,it was me...I said I posted one of these before

 

Oh, sorry. Meow flaked on that one.

 

From now on Meow will think of you as the flaming chicken guy. Even though your avatar looks like you paint scenic landscapes on TV.

 

angry Birds. Cool find.

 

Seems to be common on ATB quarters.

Quarter Struck Through Rearranging Foreign Material

Mike Diamond “…this would be a "struck-through" error in which the foreign material on the die face was constantly rearranging itself through the press run.



Ken Potter: “Mike Diamond's position is not a theory but a well-known fact. It is exactly what he says it is. It does not need to be researched any further. Offending material like this can stay within a pair of dies shifting around for hundreds of strikes at times.”

Here is a photo of the coin about which these comments were made:

 

Possibly struck on a feeder-finger damaged die.

If you have two of them, take 'em out of the 2x2 holders,
and shot them again, please.

Over-extended feeder fingers are known on numerous State
Quarters - this pattern is a bit different, but it doesn't look
like a struck thru or other die error - but FF damage would
explain it, imo.

 

That looks like a streak of grease on the die. Grease will rearrange itself on the die too. Meow has many quarters like this and never thought it was a strike through.
Big grease on die quarter. Wisconsin D mint.

Washington Grease Booger Sneeze.

 

Struck through grease is an error type - although quite common. I think Mike is saying this quarter is one of the forms the strike through takes.

http://www.error-ref.com/struck-through-smooth-viscous-material-grease-oil/

 

OK, it seemed like such a bid deal was being made of quarters Meow finds on a regular basis.

 

Or how about extreme die deterioration? Check out this dime.

 

You are correct...it is quite common! If something happens during the minting process, I enjoy knowing what happened even if it is common and adds no premium.