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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1876127, member: 112&quot;]Looks like your comments got mixed in with a quote of what I said there Dave. But to answer, yes that applies to gold coins too. And yes, hammered coins were produced before they had presses. But dies have pretty much always been around except at the very, very, beginning when I believe coins were cast.</p><p><br /></p><p>In simple terms a hammered coin is produced by having the anvil die stuck in a block of wood with a planchet on top of it. Then a man places the hammer die he is holding by hand on top of the planchet. He then strikes the end of the hammer die with a large hammer. The force of the blow is what strikes the coin up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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