New Member - Including Interesting Wash 25C Variety?

[g3eaek]

Hello CONECA group--new pending member - sending in my application this week. I have been collecting varieties (Wash 25c) for quite some time (RPMs, DDOs, etc) Generally became interested through Wexlers work and later FS. Something for the group here - have an interesting MS 63+ 1945s quarter pictured...note the "arrow" going through the eagles right wing. It is not a scratch it is raised and the image was part of the die. Would like to hear your thoughts. thanks

[MintErrors]

First of all wel ome aboard.
Great photograph.


In my opinion, it is simply too clean and straight to be a die crack.

It is on the field (flat part of the die), and the incused part of the die where the eagle's wing is, so that makes it a bit tricky to identify what it is, especially when it is absolutely straight.

Might be a strike through, but again, its straight, so odd are its not since there isn't any associated damage around it.

So it might have been a die gouge, probably happened when they were doing maintenance on the die.

I would think it's too light of damage to be part of finger feeder damage, but I guess that could be a slight possibility.

Lastly, it may have been on the blank die face prior to the die having an image pressed onto the die.

It's light enough, so after a few hundred strikes, it might have faded. Why it would not distort upon the die pressing, i dont have an answer.

[g3eaek]

Thanks MintErrors--agree not a die crack (I have seen many on bust quarters and Halfs--definitely concur with you--line too clean). It has to be an incuse on the die--from what manner i dont know. thanks