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@coinfrog Yeah now I know. I sent a batch of 11 coins in to test how they would come back. It wasn't all bad news like this one.
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This coin is just odd all around. I agree , and it doesn't look like a woody to me .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Lams are fun to put aside, but basically they don't work for serious date collectors.
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I'd say that the lam makes it 2x2 worthy though.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm with T-Bop about questioning if it's even a woody. The lighter coloration is only on the surface of the coin. The high points have worn away and exposed the underlying copper.
I've always assumed ones like this have been recolored somehow.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Woodies are not always two-sided, curiously enough. And certainly any 1909-S is 2X2 worthy!  |
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I'm with T-BOP as well, this doesn't look at all like a woodie. I cannot be a woodie only on one side. Well, I take that back, it *could* be a woodie only on one side, but the odds are way, way against it. Have you ever seen a hunk of wood with woodgrain only on one side? Especially as thin as a cent? The improper alloy mix would run through the metal, so it only makes sense a similar "woodgrain" appearance would be noticeable on both sides of a coin. |
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Disagree as noted. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks for posting. I know now not to send in any LAM for grading. I agree with coinfrog, in that the improper alloy strips on obverse match direction of LAM on reverse. I believe lams are the ends of these improper mixing of alloys. There are also traces of the patterns on the reverse, just very faint.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm with Coinfrog on this one. I remember running across a thread awhile back talking about a woody being almost "golden" such as this one, and it ws agreed that it was indeed a woody.
I believe this to be a woody, even though it isn't on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a woody to me, and there's a hint of the same streaking on the reverse. There are certainly woody collectors, but the value in this coin is the fact that it's a 1909-S, and for Lincoln date collectors, the unusual appearance and reverse lam will probably detract from its value.
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Bedrock of the Community
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I have two dozen+ or so early teen wheat cents with the same woody appearance. Overall, I like the coin. I wouldn't kick it out of a 2x2 for being weird.
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12/05/2020 11:31 am
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Pillar of the Community
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Personally I would put the coin in a capsule rather than a 2x2.
It is indeed a 1909 S cent, quite valuable.
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Edited by coop
12/05/2020 12:18 pm
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