Callmecrazy

I really hate the idea of a shiny nickel spot on a cast iron anvil. Any suggestions on which rod may work other than that? My thought was the 7018 rods but I truthfully am a novice and I really would hate to damage it further.

Been working my other job all day but I will have a picture up in the morning

I recently acquired an 1890 300lb fisher anvil which I got for a great price due to a heavy chip (1/2 inch deep by 3-4 inches long) on the far side. The horn has some damage as well, but that's something I can clean up easy enough with the angle grinder. What I'm trying to figure out is what to do with the edge. My first thought was to grind a radius onto that edge but it would end up being a rather large radius and would need to be 5 or 6 inches long to safely get past the crack beside the chip. My second thought was to replace the face entirely, but that was a fleeting thought because as much as I need it to be a working anvil, I want to preserve it's history. My last thought was to try to fill in the crack a little with some 7018 welding rods and grind a smaller radius into it. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. Also I will try to post a picture soon.