FEEDER MECHANISM DIE DAMAGE PATTERNS: 2018 TO PRESENT I have been studying Feeder Mechanism Die Damage Patterns and the types of Feeder...
GOOD QUESTION! THANK YOU! Damage from the feeder mechanism has been found on both dies and sometimes shows on both sides of the same coin. The...
That would be nice to have freely available!
Thank you! I would expect most linear plating blisters to have a rounded profile in cross section compared to feeder scrapes which should show a...
FEEDER MECHANISM DIE DAMAGE PATTERNS ≈1990 to 2018 I have been studying Feeder Mechanism Die Damage Patterns and the types of Feeder Mechanisms...
Another snippet RE: Master Dies (from an article on Mint Directors since 1793) “Joseph F. Menna: The 13th and current chief engraver, Joseph F....
The Mint is now moving beyond CNC milled Master Dies to Laser Engraved Master Dies. The 2024 American Liberty silver medals and the 2025 American...
I am so sorry! Unfortunately, I did not write it considering attention spans! I will summarize for you: Implications are that Master Hubs are no...
Something vanished from the United States Mint sometime between 2008 and 2022. No announcement was made. No one seems to have noticed....
FEEDER MECHANISM DIE DAMAGE PATTERNS 1945 to ≈1990 I have been studying Feeder Mechanism Die Damage Patterns and the types of Feeder Mechanisms...
Thanks. I think the photos are adequate for my purposes for now.
@paddyman98 thanks for the tag! @rte I will add your coin to my Census and if I use your photos for educational purposes, I will give you credit....
Your coin shows die damage from a feeder mechanism. With the advent of the Schuler Press, we began to see examples of feeder-applied...
We MUST see photos!
Good one! Their origin is debatable (cutting of die steel, trimming rotating bar stock, machining die stock before hubbing, inadequate polishing...
[ATTACH] The dies are canceled. There is no image left. [ATTACH] This is a rare die with a collar clash that did not get obliterated by the...
I see frequent sales on eBay and I will attempt to buy if there is some unusual characteristic and it is not a budget-buster.
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...
The first Schuler Presses arrived at the mint before October, 1987 and most likely operated with a Pusher Feeding Mechanism, since Schuler was not...
In the spreadsheet, a large number of dies were retired with less than 500,000 strikes! I own a die that was retired after 109 strikes! [ATTACH]
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