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Pillar of the Community
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It looks like a woody to me. A damaged one at that. It wouldn't stain like that. The metal that has toned differently on the obverse is going in the same direction as the grain on the reverse. It's proabbaly a thin and large different slice of metal that got stretched out in the metal for the planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
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A woodie should seem to have the grain flowing in opposite directions as you flip a coin. Like this one.  Edited by stoneman227
02/06/2019 5:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It actually looks exactly like a permanent marker and I retract my last statement haha. I just got my coffee what can I say.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Totally understand the coffee. My wife knows what I'm talking about when I beg for some elixir of life!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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There are claims to genuine one-sided woodies, though I have never seen one. But surely this dismal thing is not one of them.
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Pillar of the Community
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Well I'm at work & cant do anything with it until later tonight. Suggestions as to what I can do to confirm this is or is not a stain?. Which for now, I don't think it is & appears I'm fighting an uphill battle. Scuff the edge with sandpaper?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you zoom in on the pictures it looks exactly like what a sharpie would leave on it in my opinion. Even if it is a woody it wouldn't add any value to the coin at this point unfortunately. We'll let you know if you find a real one though.
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Scuff the edge with sandpaper? Your coin is already in kinda bad shape with the graffiti, but I definitely wouldn't sand it. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There is nothing wrong with setting a coin aside till you acquire a more experienced eye. I have boxes of stuff that I revisit occasionally. Sometimes I can cull stuff for a spender ,other times I am surprised with what I put away
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Of course.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Some more, hopefully clearer pics showing this is not a stain but in the metal. Now this may not be a true woody, fine, but something odd happened with this planchette. Thanks for looking.
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Moderator
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If it is a marker,would Acetone remove it? John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yes, acetone would remove most permanent marker
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Acetone doesn't remove stains.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I give up  |
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