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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2905511, member: 10461&quot;]Yes.&nbsp; This is a classic case of ghosting.&nbsp; It is quite common on British large pennies of George V, and, if I remember correctly, his predecessor Edward VII as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>It isn&#039;t really an error so much as a characteristic of the strike.&nbsp; You see, it has to do with the way the metal was displaced to strike up the portrait on the obverse.&nbsp; Because of the size and thickness of these flans, this ghosting happens, but you wouldn&#039;t see it if these had been struck on thicker flans or had a different design which &quot;demanded&quot; less metal in the obverse portrait.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that made some sense.&nbsp; This is not really an error since it&#039;s a common feature on this type, nor is it especially worth much if any premium, BUT ghosting is kind of fun and interesting, and this is a particularly good example of the phenomenon.&nbsp; One of the most dramatic I&#039;ve seen, in fact.&nbsp; The toning really makes it show up quite prominently on this coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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