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George V Penny

JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
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This one just arrived today. Nothing special, a 1914 in 65 Red, but check out the reverse, as strong a clashed die as I have seen. It's even a little more pronounced in hand when you rotate it in the light.

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,816 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice

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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,357 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks more like ghosting than a clashed die to me.
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  • HussuloHussulo Posts: 2,953 ✭✭✭
    Nice coin. I would agree with Sapyx.

    I think its ghosting (the reverse showing through the obverse due to a good strike using a large design for the bust and a relatively thin planchet).

    These pennies were struck "en medaille"so looking at the top of the head on ghosting, George V's head is facing the same way as Britannia where as if it were a clashed die he should be facing away from Britannia as he is on the top picture.
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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,988 ✭✭✭
    It is ghosting.

    The relief on the head was so high that the metal failed to fill the dies. The problem was addressed first with the modified effigy (1925-1927 chageover), and then the smaller head on 1928-1936 halfpennies and pennies. The original ME failed to completely address the problem on large bronze.
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  • JCMhoustonJCMhouston Posts: 5,306 ✭✭✭
    You guys are correct (of course), I misspoke with my terminology.
    JCM-Houston
    World Collection
    British Collection
    German States Collection
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