Dropped/lost transactions?

[ksd5]

If I send someone a coin before they have downloaded all the blocks, will that coin be lost?

[laszlo]

It will not be lost.  They will see it show up in their transaction list once all the blocks are downloaded.  Every other node has a copy of the transaction too.

[Coin.Master636]

Of course not. The coin will be delayed until the other's wallet has been synced fully, but it will still be his/hers. The transaction is in the network, just not in the local synced wallet yet.