Cast steel - solid steel - good - Most new top quality anvils made today are cast steel
Wrought iron with steel plate - good - tried and true method
Cast iron with steel plate - good - the quiet anvils
Solid cast iron - not to nice as it won't hold up for beans, subject to chipping and breaking as it tends to be brittle. Imported cheap anvils are generally cast iron and are called ASO (anvil shaped object)
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