1919-D Lincoln Wheat Cent, Reversed Obverse On Reverse

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M_d_in_guy Pillar of the Community Canada 1049 Posts	Posted 04/19/2016 3:22 pm Ok this one is really tough to get good shots, something in the striking went astray here. I've seen coins like this before but have no idea how it happens this way. All the lettering on the reverse is intact showing no signs of post mint contact with another coin to do this. Would love to hear the explanation. And of course is this a rarity of this date? Tyia Cheers Jon Edited by M_d_in_guy 04/19/2016 3:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

mcanniz Valued Member United States 486 Posts	Posted 04/19/2016 3:30 pm i believe what you're seeing is called ghosting or PIDT (progressive indirect design transfer). its similar to a clash, but a clash is where the dies directly hit each other. ghosting forms over time where the design on one die transfers to the other through the planchets, due to the large amount of pressure. this is common on older wheat cents, because they used those dies til the very end of their life Report this Post to the Staff
M_d_in_guy Pillar of the Community Canada 1049 Posts	Posted 04/19/2016 4:12 pm ty mcanniz, the ghosting I never understood before and I get how that happens. In a case like this will it create indentation around the Lincoln bust, as you can see there is a perimeter indentation in the reverse as it go'es around the bust shape. Report this Post to the Staff
jay4202472000 Pillar of the Community United States 853 Posts	Posted 04/19/2016 11:36 pm Mcanniz is spot on. See here: http://www.error-ref.com/progressiv...gn-transfer/ Report this Post to the Staff
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