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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;StevenHarden, post: 4297804, member: 67639&quot;][USER=44615]@paddyman98[/USER] </p><p>[USER=81991]@alurid[/USER] </p><p>[USER=59737]@Seattlite86[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you all for your replies and comments.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>#53</u></b></p><p>First off, I agree that this is triple struck.&nbsp; As for this being a saddle strike, I am still not sure.&nbsp; There are small indents in the rim near the base of Lincoln&#039;s vest as well as near the &#039;D&#039; in &#039;GOD&#039; which may indicate the beginnings of a hump as described here: <a href="http://www.error-ref.com/saddle-strike-without-hump/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/saddle-strike-without-hump/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/saddle-strike-without-hump/</a></p><p>I still wonder about #53 having a straight clip.&nbsp; Here are a few photos of what I am referring to:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1093972[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1093973[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1093974[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1093975[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><u><br /></u></b></p><p><b><u>#54</u></b></p><p>I agree that this is a ragged edge clip.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>#55</u></b></p><p>I agree with calling this an elliptical strike clip.&nbsp; The example I have seems to fit well with the characteristics as describe at the following: <a href="http://www.error-ref.com/elliptical-strike-clips/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/elliptical-strike-clips/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/elliptical-strike-clips/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>#56-58</u></b></p><p>I would call all of these weak strikes per the following: <a href="http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/" rel="nofollow">http://www.error-ref.com/weak_strikesinsufficientrampressure/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree with [USER=1859]@mikediamond[/USER] (I believe he authored the above reference) that it is impossible to know for certain if this truly is a die trial piece or if it is &quot;the result of spontaneous equipment malfunction&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting that one of the photo examples provided in the above reference is also a weakly-struck 2007 Montana quarter.&nbsp; I am not sure about the reference to these being struck on a Schuler press that &quot;doesn&#039;t even require ram pressure and die clearance to be adjusted by means of a test run&quot;.&nbsp; I would think that regardless of what requirements a press needs to generate a test run, the operator would still want to strike a few test trial examples.&nbsp; Even so, true die trial examples would be exceeding rare in comparison to what is likely just known as &#039;weak strikes&#039; (not grease strikes).</p><p><br /></p><p>As a final reference in regards to #56-58, refer to page 133 on the following: <a href="https://minterrornews.com/issue54.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://minterrornews.com/issue54.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://minterrornews.com/issue54.pdf</a></p><p>Page 133 shows Mint Errors News Price Guide for Die Adjustment Strikes as updated March 2020.&nbsp; Under the denomination of state quarters there is a price listing for &quot;XF/AU&quot; examples of &quot;N/A&quot; and &quot;Unc&quot; examples at $200.&nbsp; For those of you familiar with these types of errors, does that price level sound accurate?</p><p><br /></p><p>----------</p><p><br /></p><p>To everyone: Please review the above information and feel free to ask me any questions or discuss anything I have included.&nbsp; Or, if any of you have any new information to include, please do so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank You.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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