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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1319597, member: 66&quot;]Herbert meant exactly what he said, a transfer of the design through a planchet to the other die over a life time of hundreds of thousands of strikes.&nbsp; The result is referred to as &quot;Ghosting&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Correct the image is basically a vague outline of the design from the other side.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris you say you have never seen one, try looking at British or Australian big pennies from the 1920&#039;s to 1950&#039;s.&nbsp; The George V pennies are well known for showing ghosting.&nbsp; As a general rule it tends to happen most often with large diameter thin coins.&nbsp; the larger diameter requires higher striking pressure, and the thin planchet facilitates the design transfer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example of ghosting on a british penny.&nbsp; You can see the ghosting of George V&#039;s bust on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH]149635.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]149636.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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