Hi all, I resently purchased a 1919 british penny, its condition was not the best, but then i noticed something different. On the reverse of the coin a faint silhouette of king george v can be seen. I am insure of it is a misstrike or will bring any value to the coin. I will upload pictures to better explain what im saying Any advice us apreciated Thanks
I see the ghost image coming through on the reverse . Heres one I have Here's a good thread on your kind of coin . http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=8334.0
No. Look through a lot of British pennies from this era. Tons of them have the same thing. No extra value.
Here's the real name of the error, with an image of your coin too . http://www.error-ref.com/progressive-indirect-design-transfer/
Progressive Indirect Design Transfer has destroyed many lives. Please give to day to help prevent this from ever claiming another victim. For only 67¢ a day, yes, that's right! For just the cost of your daily Nicorette patch, you can help prevent someone's head from appearing where it simply has to business being.
I literally have over 100 of these British pennies and I was told that's cause by weak strikes. My earliest is a 1910, lastest a 1966 and this issue is constant through all the years.
Its not a clash. No die images are being exchanged. The coin is 31mm wide and weighs 9.1 grams. A draped bust cent is 29mm wide and weighs 10.89 grams. So the draped bust cent is thicker and not as wide, requiring less pressure needed to strike up compared to the UK penny. And just like most small denomination coins, the mint doesn't care about quality over quantity. This is the result.
