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what kind of steel would be recommended to plug that hole

finally got pics to here hope you can open

I'll try to get pics posted tomorrow if i can figure out a way to do that. Thanks for info I don't believe the face is ruined as when I tried that ballbearing bounce test 10 inches off the face it bounced about 10 inches haven't checked it for parallel yet the guy i got it from was going to make knives would that extra hole be for that application.

just getting into this iron working blacksmithing hobby. recently purchased a brooks anvil 1 3/4 cwt supposed to weigh about 185 lbs. it has had the top milled to put it back to flat. has good rebound and sound , at least to my deaf ears. but the thing that i don't understand is a hardy hole in the center that is about an inch and about an inch deep.Is this normal, or is this a speciality anvil? must find a forge ready to get started,