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Message:: [QUOTE="900fine, post: 482686, member: 6036"]Yes, it is common on 1908s. From "A Collector's Guide to Indian Head Quarter Eagles" (Fuljenz / Winter) : "STRIKE : The obverse is generally among the better struck issues of this type with very strong detail noted on the Indian's feathers and headband. The reverse, however, always shows weakness on the eagle's wing. This is actually not due to strike, but because of a lack of detail in the die." (emphasis mine) =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ From "A Handbook of 20th-Century United States Gold Coins 1907-1933" (Akers) : "The 1908 quarter eagle is typically well struck on the obverse but the reverse has a noticable lack of detail on the eagle's wing. This is not the result of a weak strike but rather stems from a lack of die detail." =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ From "Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933" (Garrett / Guth) : "Although many examples were saved as the first of their kind, most survivors lack definition on the upper portion of the eagle's wing, a result of the dies not being prepared properly." =~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~=~ Interesting that Garret and Guth said "most survivors ". If any survivors show detail there, it had to be a better i.e. different die.[/QUOTE]