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adam butson New Member Australia 19 Posts	Posted 08/14/2009 07:34 am are these die clashes Edited by adam butson 08/14/2009 07:36 am Report this Post to the Staff

Yass Pillar of the Community Australia 652 Posts	Posted 08/14/2009 11:14 pm Straight off the top of my head, I think the term is "Ghosting". Report this Post to the Staff
latman100 Pillar of the Community Australia 1040 Posts	Posted 08/14/2009 11:15 pm Looks like ghosting to me. Report this Post to the Staff
adam butson New Member Australia 19 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 02:06 am so how is ghosting caused Report this Post to the Staff
latman100 Pillar of the Community Australia 1040 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 02:26 am Ghosting When the outline of the design on one side of the coin appears faintly, in reverse, on the other side. It occurs most commonly on coins which are relatively thin compared to their diameter, and have relatively high relief. British pennies of Edward VII and George V are particularly susceptible to ghosting. Not to be confused with a die clash or brockage, which can create superficially similar effects. Straight from the CCF glossary Report this Post to the Staff
adam butson New Member Australia 19 Posts	Posted 08/15/2009 02:55 am thanks latman100 I have learnt something new today Report this Post to the Staff
QldSandy Valued Member Australia 61 Posts	Posted 10/01/2009 10:39 pm I believe the image below is a dieclash. The arrows indicate where. Cheers. Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 10/02/2009 7:16 pm Ghosting occurs because of the metal flow required to fill the image on one side of the die. It's more likely to occur on thinner planchets with higher relief designs. Die clash is caused by the obverse and reverse dies striking each other without a coin blank in between. The half penny below shows some good die clash, look between the O in ONE and the H in Half, the E in ONE and the F in HALF. You can quite clearly see the back of the kings head and the profile of his nose. Report this Post to the Staff
molydeii Pillar of the Community Turkey 870 Posts	Posted 10/07/2009 12:18 pm So, does ghosting add any other value to a coin rather than its regular catalog value?.. something good, or bad, this ghosting is? Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/07/2009 6:56 pm MarkN: great photography, Peter in Darwin Report this Post to the Staff
tumbleweedtrumpet Pillar of the Community United States 1418 Posts	Posted 10/07/2009 8:29 pm Wow. A lot of info. Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 10/08/2009 06:10 am Doesn't add to the value, in some cases I guess it could decrease the value of a coin in top grade. Thanks Peter, amazing what good light and a nice camera can do. Report this Post to the Staff
QldSandy Valued Member Australia 61 Posts	Posted 10/09/2009 01:52 am The 1922 halfpenny also looks to have a diecrack from the rim, through the last A in AUSTRALIA and through the inner circle. Cheers. Report this Post to the Staff
markn Pillar of the Community Australia 1295 Posts	Posted 10/09/2009 4:29 pm Hi Sandy, Yes, it sure does! Mark Report this Post to the Staff
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