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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Howard Black, post: 3562882, member: 97119&quot;]<i>I&#039;ve</i> looked at it carefully, and looked at the corresponding area on the reverse with equal diligence, and the &quot;heat&quot; theory doesn&#039;t seem to register with me.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it was pre-strike heat (i.e., annealing furnace), wouldn&#039;t the some sixty odd tons of striking pressure ram it right back into place? And if it was <i>post</i>-strike heat, wouldn&#039;t there be dramatic discoloration -- likely a variety of colors -- as well as an <i>equal </i>amount of similar swelling and coloration on the <i>reverse</i>?</p><p><br /></p><p>I almost forgot -- you said [emphasis added] that &quot;it is <b><i>either</i></b> heat damage...&quot; -- but try as I might, I can&#039;t find the &quot;<i>or</i>&quot; part of that reply.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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