Undated (2007) Presidential Dollar. George Washington. Struck on the End of a Complete Feeder Finger. Brilliant Uncirculated (NGC).

This is one of the rarest and most dramatic modern Mint errors that we have ever offered. While feeder finger strikes are seen often enough in today's market, most result in the end of the feeder finger breaking off, giving the error the appearance of having been struck on a piece of scrap. The offered specimen, however, is the complete feeder finger with a partial impression from George Washington Presidential dollar dies on the inside of the left end. Portions of both the obverse and reverse coin designs are discernible, the lower left of the former side, upper right of the latter. The struck portions of the feeder finger are a mix of bright silver and deep steel-gray, with other areas of the feeder finger in bright silver where the metal has been scraped due to involvement with the coining press during creation of this error. The balance of the feeder finger is natural steel-gray with three holes on the handle, as made, and printing that reads ARROW / 1 DOL / MAY 2000 also on the handle. Housed in a large size NGC holder that allows full viewing of both sides of the feeder finger. This is the first complete feeder finger error that we can ever recall handling. A similar error is pictured on page 87 of the 2009 reference World's Greatest Mint Errors by Mike Byers, that specimen involving a double struck 1998 Chilean 10 pesos. The author states, "The discovery of this fully intact error is a major find in the error coin market of the 21 century" - a statement that is equally applicable to the specimen offered here. With Byers accounting for only five error strikes on full feeder fingers, the rarity and significance of this example can hardly be overstated.

Estimate: $7500