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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 239690, member: 4350&quot;]Frank,&nbsp; I hate to say this,&nbsp; but ....</p><p><br /></p><p>the reverse would be weaker in the areas that correspond to the CUD as the obverse would not have the portion of the die in place since it broke away, creating the raised area we want to call a CUD.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since there is no obverse die coming in contact with the planchet,&nbsp; the metal is higher , hence the &quot;blob&quot; of metal we call a CUD.&nbsp; That is the same metal that would fill the recesses when the reverse die comes into play.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since the obverse die is broken away, there is no resistance when the reverse die and the obverse die strike the coin.&nbsp; So where the blob is on the obverse,&nbsp; the strike is weaker on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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