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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cpm9ball, post: 1912494, member: 24633&quot;]A dropped element occurs when grease and debris builds up in an incuse portion of the die. It becomes compacted and extremely hard after continuous strikes. Eventually, it can fall out of the die, and if it lands somewhere on the planchet, will be stamped into the surface of the coin. If it remains in place, it is called a retained dropped element, but more often, it will fall away leaving an incuse outline of the debris.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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