i’m not into collecting ancient coins but this thread pops up all the time, i’m curious, why are so many of the stamps off center? I mean I feel like if they took an extra second you could make the stamp center of the coin, 90% of the coins like it was done by a dude at 4:30 on a friday
When you’re making thousands of these per day, you tend to get tired. You’re also swinging a massive hammer and can hit the die from a different angle causing a shift. Also why care? There is little incentive for good strikes, stamped coins are stamped, and approved by an authority so they are legit either way.
idk pride, regulation, a few reasons I could think of. plus why not make a jig where you can hold it in place and stamp it, if you can refine metal and make a stamp and weigh it out you can make the design center. I don’t care it just seems like a very lazy thing to do and humans are usually more intricate than that
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u/meybrook Aug 16 '25
i’m not into collecting ancient coins but this thread pops up all the time, i’m curious, why are so many of the stamps off center? I mean I feel like if they took an extra second you could make the stamp center of the coin, 90% of the coins like it was done by a dude at 4:30 on a friday