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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 168299, member: 4350&quot;]That is exactly right.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>When the die contacts the planchet,&nbsp; there is a huge amount of pressure that is involved in striking the coin so that the detail is &quot;struck up&quot;.&nbsp; The pressure is counting on the fact that there are two dies coming into play during the striking of a coin when the strike occurs to impart the details to both sides of the coin at the same time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse is weak or has most of the detail missing because the portion of the obverse die that broke away was not there to cause any resistance when the reverse die moved into position during the strike.&nbsp;&nbsp; You end up with a raised area where the die broke away and a weak spot that corresponds to that on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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