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1918-H British Penny: Die Clash Or Ghost Effect?

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Hi all,

would this penny have a die clash or is it the ghost effect that is caused by metal flowing from one side to the other?
You can see the head of King George V clearly around the reverse.

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Hi Paul

To me that looks like the normal 'ghosting' that is commonly found on British George V pennies of 1911 - 1926. The Royal Mint modified the King's effigy in 1926 in an attempt to stop this effect, but they only resolved the problem completely in 1928 when they adopted a much smaller obverse portrait.
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Cool! thank you for the info Rob!
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The whole of this issue, especially in the Penny, was notorious for 'ghosting', and was a major problem for The Royal Mint.

It was so bad in fact, the The Royal Mint had new master dies prepared, and a completely new issue of the whole coinage made in 1926.
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