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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 905197, member: 24633&quot;]You may be thinking of the term &quot;dropped element&quot; but this wouldn&#039;t apply in this case. A dropped element occurs when debris builds up in an incused element of the die. Continued strikes can harden this debris to steel-like proportions. When it eventually falls away from the die, it is often struck into the surface of the planchet. If it remains embedded in the surface of the planchet, it is called a retained dropped element, but if it falls away after the coin is ejected from the coining chamber, it leaves an incuse impression of the dropped element in the planchet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As you can see from the photo, the element (lettering) is not incuse. It is raised.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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