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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bacchus, post: 9673, member: 759&quot;]Because U.S. coins are <i>coin struck, </i> the reverse image is upside down when my coins are mounted into an album with the obverse image rightside up.&nbsp; If the coins were <i>medal struck, </i> the reverse would appear rightside up too.</p><p><br /></p><p>What are the reasons for striking coins with the coin struck orientation ?&nbsp; The only advantage I can think of is that when one holds a coin between thumb and index finger, it is easier to flip it over south to north than west to east.&nbsp; One has to cock his wrist at a more extreme angle to hold the coin on the east-west axis.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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