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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 25361106, member: 40017&quot;]The halo effect around Britannia is called &quot;ghosting&quot; and results from the relief in the design of the head being too deep for the machinery of the day. It is very common in the early George V pennies, in fact a coin without ghosting would be the rarity.</p><p>Over time many alterations were made to the design to reduce ghosting - initially with the &quot;recessed ear&quot;, then with lower relief portraits, and eventually with a much smaller bust in 1928.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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