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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 2327350, member: 71510&quot;]1.&nbsp; They will disappear because the coin was fully struck and the metal under heat and pressure was soft and hot enough to fill the die completely.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; They will appear indented (incused I believe is the term) in the coin because the strike was not complete enough to push the metal into the die, and no metal pushed in around it.&nbsp; They will be faint because of the metal getting pushed around - but not completely gone.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; They could possibly appear as cud, die crack/error or something to that effect because the strike was strong enough to move the metal, but the metal was folded over on itself at some point and folded into the cuts unevenly.&nbsp; Although the strike was strong - it will appear as a weakly struck coin due to the movement of the metal under pressure and the buildup of the metal in the cuts preventing the die from moving farther.</p><p><br /></p><p>1 and 2 I am pretty confident on.&nbsp; 3 - I am guessing based on my common sense knowledge of physics.</p><p><br /></p><p>And I&#039;m just putting out an educated guess - and looking forward to hearing the real answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>(And watching the fireworks and eating popcorn!)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRHMzU9uPEpHgNOBFs40svdL-4YJyKzu6PMhaGNBBppX_tpCEl9bg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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