1924 s 'ghost of Lincoln' wheat back

[DerickF0real]

Found this little nugget coin roll hunting...info?

[DWLange]

That is sometimes seen on coins struck from very worn dies, such as the reverse die that struck your coin. The term "ghosting" is indeed used to describe this oddity, which is most commonly seen on UK pennies and halfpennies of Edward VII and George V. The hubs for the latter king's coins were eventually modified with smaller portraits to combat the problem.

[DerickF0real]

5 minutes ago, DWLange said:

That is sometimes seen on coins struck from very worn dies, such as the reverse die that struck your coin. The term "ghosting" is indeed used to describe this oddity, which is most commonly seen on UK pennies and halfpennies of Edward VII and George V. The hubs for the latter king's coins were eventually modified with smaller portraits to combat the problem.

So what would the numismatic value be? Worth it to get graded or naw? I can't find any other info on it.

[DWLange]

Though interesting, it carries no premium.

[DerickF0real]

Is there any kind of provenance that you can show me to support that statement?

[Conder101]

The formal name for it is "Progressive Indirect Design Transfer".    Check this site http://www.error-ref.com/progressive-indirect-design-transfer/

Your coin is showing a extreme case of "ghosting", but that is what it is.  No premium value, just curiosity.  Nice piece to keep as a reference piece.  Ghosting is most commonly seen on thin coins (especially silver three cent pieces), but does show up frequently on Kennedy half dollars.

[DerickF0real]

1 hour ago, Conder101 said:

The formal name for it is "Progressive Indirect Design Transfer".    Check this site http://www.error-ref.com/progressive-indirect-design-transfer/

Your coin is showing a extreme case of "ghosting", but that is what it is.  No premium value, just curiosity.  Nice piece to keep as a reference piece.  Ghosting is most commonly seen on thin coins (especially silver three cent pieces), but does show up frequently on Kennedy half dollars.

 but how could there be no premium if there's no other known examples? 

[Conder101]

Rarity does not equal value.  Demand equals value.  The only demand for a coin showing ghosting would be from error collectors and they don't care what date the coin is, or often even what series.  So they have the entire historical US production to find an example.  And examples showing ghosting are not rare.  You may have the only 1924 S cent showing ghosting (but that is very unlikely) but the only way it is going to command a significant premium is if you can find two collectors who are each putting together a set of Lincolns with every coin showing ghosting.

 

I mentioned that there are probably other examples of you coin.  The reason you couldn't find any information about another one is most likely beause there is no interest, not because there are no examples.  PIDT does not develop suddenly, and your coin show a strong example of it.  That means probably tens of thousands of other very similar examples were made either to reach yours and afterward.  If you went out into the marketplace and examined every 24 S you could find you would most likely find other examples.

[Just Bob]

4 hours ago, Conder101 said:

Rarity does not equal value.  Demand equals value.  The only demand for a coin showing ghosting would be from error collectors and they don't care what date the coin is, or often even what series.  So they have the entire historical US production to find an example.  And examples showing ghosting are not rare.  You may have the only 1924 S cent showing ghosting (but that is very unlikely) but the only way it is going to command a significant premium is if you can find two collectors who are each putting together a set of Lincolns with every coin showing ghosting.

 

I mentioned that there are probably other examples of you coin.  The reason you couldn't find any information about another one is most likely beause there is no interest, not because there are no examples.  PIDT does not develop suddenly, and your coin show a strong example of it.  That means probably tens of thousands of other very similar examples were made either to reach yours and afterward.  If you went out into the marketplace and examined every 24 S you could find you would most likely find other examples.

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