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Message:: [QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 1318850, member: 24633"]Rascal, It sure would have been a lot simpler if you had stated your theory back in post #106, but this still raises some more questions for me so please indulge me if you will. First, does this "warp" (for lack of a better word) extend across the coin from, say, 3 o'clock to 9 o'clock? Or is it more like 4 o'clock to, say, 11 o'clock? The first would be like drawing a line through the center of a circle representing the diameter, and the second would be like drawing a line representing an arc segment (not through the center) of a circle. While it is conceivable that a portion of the blanking strip could be warped (or bent), how could the warped blank go through the upsetting mill without getting stuck or jammed in the mechanism? If the blank was "normal" going into the upsetting mill, at what point could it have become warped? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the next step in the process a "final wash" before the planchet goes to the coining chamber? Now, back to the direction and position of the warp. Assuming that you are correct that the reason the clash shows in the recesses of Lincoln's face is because the planchet was warped enabling it to make contact with the reverse die, shouldn't there also be evidence of the clash on the left side of the obverse where the reverse lettering along the rim would make contact? While it is possible that no evidence of the clash need exist on the reverse of the coin, shouldn't we expect to see some weakness in the strike of the central devices and a somewhat stronger strike along the rim where it turns (slightly) upward because of the warp? Chris[/QUOTE]

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