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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 82968, member: 66&quot;]The reverse was the anvil die and the collar die kept the coin metal from getting into the very low area by the edge where the denticals are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think about how the press parts are arranged before the strike.&nbsp; The reverse die is down in its retracted position and the collar die extends up around it.&nbsp; The previously struck cent is laying half over the coining chamber and is possibly tipped down with it&#039;s edge resting on the center of the reverse die.&nbsp; As the obverse die comes down it makes contact with the center of the struck coin and starts forcing it and the collar die down. (The collar die is mounted on heavy springs for just this reason.&nbsp; Otherwise the press would jam, or the collar or obverse die might break.)&nbsp; Th dies start to come together in the center and start creating the second strike on the coin beginning at the edge and moving toward the center of the coin as the dies come together.&nbsp; When the obverse reaches full travel distance, the top surface of the collar die is still above the surface of the reverse die face, so the coin is still inclined upwards slightly and the metal of the coin is not forced down below the surface of the reverse die there at the center of the coin so it never reaches the denticals and they do not appear in the center of the coin.&nbsp; (In the case of a stronger strike those denticals would be the very last thing to be struck up.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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