What is it called when you see a "ghost image" of the obverse on the reverse. For the life of me I can't remember, as of yesterday I'm a year older and today the wheels are starting to come off already LOL! Thanks in advance Mark in NJ
Well sometimes brockages are confused with ghosting..... But in all reality, Brockage occurs when an already struck coin sticks to the die and impresses onto another coin. Ghosting on the other hand, is more or less a strikethrough of the bust. This is the best definition of ghosting I could find, it specifically refers to Edward VII Pennies. "This was caused by the deep relief of the King's head. As a result, the flow of metal during striking often resulted in a ghost-like image on the reverse" Hope that helps!
A die clash? That could provide elements of the reverse on the obverse...such wabbit teeth and Ben Franklin Half. If you are thinking of a term where the planchet was struck so strongly that the elements appear on both sides of the coin I'm afraid I don't have the answer. Oh, and happy birthday and be proud of farts like any guy would!
I'm no good with errors, but I like what Zach said. And, if you post this in the errors section theres a good chance one of the best error guys anywhere, Mike Diamond, will answer. Guy
Ok to settle this I'm going to ask you to tell me what you are thinking of based on the following pictures.... 1. Brockage 2. Die Clash 3. Ghosting
A die clash is when the dies hit each other and the image of the coin is transferred to the the other die making the image of the coin sharper than a "ghost" image. A "ghost" of the obverse appearing on the reverse is a heavy die transfer, which in other words, the die was overused and the image of the obverse is transferred to the reverse as a result of the dies "warping" under pressure . In this case, you see the cross on the back of this centime.
Heh, we posted at the same time (the times are different, but they appeared at the same time on my computer.)
It is number 3 Zach, in fact it's even the same coin, LOL! I cant quite make out what year you have there. The one I have is a 1911. Thanks!!!!
