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I thought these were roller lines? I have held on to a few of the better ones that I came across. Mine only have the lines on one side of the coin like this one (I thought that was the way I could tell the difference between the actual Woody and the Roller lines).
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I think this is a copper cent Woody, due to an improper alloy mix. Woodies can be on one or both sides.
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09/13/2016 12:48 am
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Looks like a woody to me also. I have a few of them mostly from the 1980's. John1  |
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I think I remember a post by Mike Diamond in which he identifies this feature as roller marks. Thinking about this, I do not see how a zinc based planchet could have an improper alloy mix which seems to me to be a description of a woody. The zinc planchet is plated with an 8 micron thick copper plating and I see no way for that to be an improper alloy mix.
Where have I gone wrong in my thinking?
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According to Mike Diamond's article, the marks being primarily on one side of the coin is not material in determining whether they are roller marks or an improper alloy mix. Both of them can appear on only one side. This coin is in the time period he gives for the predominance of roller marks to appear on coins and the characteristics of the marks on this coin fit more with his description of roller marks than with them being the result of an improper alloy mix. A further argument for these being roller marks is that they grow dim or vanish in the goatee area and on the forehead - which appears to be the result of wear. I do like this coin! It's a keeper!  Edited by Pete2226
09/13/2016 07:26 am
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Good research Pete, thanks. I am going to save this info to my files for future reference.
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thanks for all that information Pete2226.
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I see a Die Crack "Spike Head" from the rim into the head through the "E" in "WE".
Juan, if you post a full, not cropped, image of the obverse and reverse I'll list it on COC. It would be our fist 1982D listing.
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I saw that too JC. Woah, uruman, the first listing for the date, thats pretty cool. I only have one of those
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sorry JC and Dustin I can't find the crack on the head, It must to have been a piece of q-tips or somthing else.  |
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Your coin is copper, the Zincs weigh 2.5 grams. In 1982 the mint made both. It's an old fashioned Woody, from an improper alloy mix.
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