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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fred Weinberg, post: 2920629, member: 86437&quot;]Mornin&#039; -&nbsp; those close parallel lines are</p><p>on the die itself, as mentioned&nbsp; above.</p><p><br /></p><p>Were they caused by a feeder finger</p><p>over-extending across the die, or was</p><p>the die itself damaged by something else</p><p>that caused them?</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not sure - those lines do not look</p><p>like normal feeder finger scrapes, as</p><p>normally seen most on State Quarters</p><p>(and some other denominations, mostly</p><p>dimes).</p><p><br /></p><p>I do recall having a few rolls of Arkansas</p><p>Quarters with feeder finger scrapers on </p><p>the coin (from die damage), and there</p><p>were some lines this &#039;17 cent, but with </p><p>the normal rougher feeder finger marks.</p><p><br /></p><p>ie; if there were similar lines , on the outer</p><p>periphery of the die, I&#039;d be more willing</p><p>to say &#039;feeder finger&#039; scrapes for certain.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>At this point, I&#039;d describe those lines</p><p>as die damage, but although it&#039;s possible</p><p>and probable that they&#039;re FF scrapes, I</p><p>can&#039;t say with 100% certainty.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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