Is Hammer Die Reverse Die Or Obverse Die

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Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1226 Posts	Posted 11/16/2020 1:06 pm I've read in the past that the reverse die was used as the hammer die and obverse die was the anvil die when minting Victorian cents. Is this true or false? If true has this been authenticated from mint records? If not gleaned from mint records how was it determined? Cheers, Bill Report this Post to the Staff

Dollar 1935 Valued Member Canada 321 Posts	Posted 11/16/2020 2:37 pm I'm not sure, but I think the reverse was used as a Hammer. Report this Post to the Staff
bosox Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 11/17/2020 5:44 pm It changed over the years. Early cents had the reverse as hammer die. It switched to the obverse sometime in the 1880s. http://www.victoriancent.com 2011 & 2025 Fred Bowman Literary Award, 2025 Guy Potter Literary Award, 2022 Paul Fiocca Award, & 2020 J. Douglas Ferguson Award. Life Member of RCNA. Report this Post to the Staff
Hounddog Bill Pillar of the Community Canada 1226 Posts	Posted 11/19/2020 09:10 am Appreciate the reply Rob that would explain why there were more obverse dies used between 1884-1901 then reverse dies. Again thank you. Cheers, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Bond632 Valued Member Canada 98 Posts	Posted 11/22/2020 5:16 pm That is indeed true Bill. Because anvil dies survive at least twice as long as hammer dies, the obverse was used in The Royal Mint as the anvil, so as to preserve the queens portrait. The Royal Mint found making copper coinage unprofitable, so they outsourced many different years to other mints, whether these mints had the same respect for her majestys' effigy is unknown to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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