Development of a Die Chip

The die which produces a coin is in continuous use.  The mint produces around 10 coins per second with these things.  They get hot, wear out, develop characteristics which will change over the course of the life of the die.  A coin is a snapshot of the die at a particular instant.  Line up a series of snapshots, view them in rapid succession, it becomes animation.

Going through bunches of rolls I was able to find several examples of a 2016-P Shawnee Quarter with a die chip.  This particular die chip has been called the "Camel Toe" because the part of the rock outcrop bears a resemblance to the toe of a camel.  I took photos of several of these, in the best order I could.  The images were then used to created an animated .gif image.

The result:  You can watch the die change over time.

Here's a closeup of the chip.  I may have the order wrong.
I'm gonna roll with it.  Kinda looks like a sheep.

Aint this some cutting edge stuff!

People have been finding Fort Moultrie Quarters with die chips along the arm, on the back, and at the shoulder where the flagpole meets. 
Jeffrey Shumar of Pennsylvania built an animated GIF using several of his examples.

These animations add an interesting aspect to those die chips: The Animated GIF Challenge.
Hunt for die chips, lots of them.  If they match, put them in order and create GIF.  If its decent, I'd love to share it on this page.  Make ya famous!