Does The Obverse Take More Damage Than The Reverse?

The obverse has more open space around the design whereas the reverse is mainly taken up by the design with little field space.


-MV

respectfully, My Ikes just don't bear that out.
Maybe, because they are convex and converse.
Face vs reverse.

Strongly believe as they fly out of the die,
they keep hitting the same general area.
his nose,
his cheek,
his nap of the neck,
his neck line,
all the area in front of his face
His jaw,
his high cheek,
his eye and brow,
some times his ear,

I do not see the same kinds of reed blows to the reverse.
The nicks on the reverse are mostly bag dings ... IMHO

thanks for reading

I am sad,
I figured as much.

Add this to the mix,
I see a coin as having 3 sides
Front, Back & REED-RIM

REED-RIM he says......

Yes. Many coin die disaster errors, are to the REED-RIM area.
Just before the catastrophic die failure.

Love my error IKES.