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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 492266, member: 4350&quot;]David H,</p><p><br /></p><p>You are simply incorrect.&nbsp; When a portion of a planchet gets between the hammer die and a coin being struck,&nbsp; the pressure of the strike flattens the overlapped metal into a flat tongue.&nbsp; The thickness of that misshapen tongue will dictate how much of the detail will show through.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s why we see details on a capped die strike.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also. it is important not to assume that the offending piece of metal is a planchet or a previously struck coin.&nbsp; It can be a thin piece of scrap metal that gets between the hammer die and a coin being struck.&nbsp; This would still be an indent.&nbsp; The scrap metal could be thin enough to allow detail to show.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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