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otto Pillar of the Community United States 1318 Posts	Posted 02/05/2017 11:17 am Report this Post to the Staff

john100 Pillar of the Community Canada 5308 Posts	Posted 02/05/2017 11:19 am Yikes! Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorCoins222 Pillar of the Community United States 1699 Posts	Posted 02/05/2017 12:20 pm Based on the color, I'd say it is a planchet issue. It may have been cleaned but the surfaced can't be judged well from those scans. Report this Post to the Staff
Alan Pillar of the Community Canada 1463 Posts	Posted 02/05/2017 1:05 pm Someone tried to clean the wood out of that woody and failed miserably. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/05/2017 1:10 pm the original streaks were inconsistencies in the metal of the planchet, but someone attempted to get rid of that with a cleaning. Too bad. Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1318 Posts	Posted 02/05/2017 1:39 pm I appreciate feedback. The scans make the coin look more washed-out than it is. More bronze-looking in hand. Report this Post to the Staff
colonialtokens Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 02/07/2017 5:20 pm Mimicking the comments form Alan and Moxking. A number of such coins were struck on planchets having a beautiful wood-grain appearance. This is an anomaly with the planchet, not the strike nor from abuse. Some unknowing one decided to improve the appearance of the coin. The end result turning a beautiful (appearance-wise) coin into a cull. So sad. doug Report this Post to the Staff
TerryT Pillar of the Community Canada 799 Posts	Posted 02/20/2017 02:29 am That could also just be a terrible photo. It's very hard to get a good photo of a cent with the wood-grain look. Here is one coin in different lighting; centre of the coin looks like it has white-washed areas in one photo but it's shiny copper in the other. Edited by TerryT 02/20/2017 02:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1318 Posts	Posted 02/20/2017 5:48 pm TerryT, thanks for feedback. I did use a scanner that does make the coin look more washed-out and less brownish. The metal is definitely defective and accounts for the patchiness. Do people actually collect coins with such a defect? Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54189 Posts	Posted 02/20/2017 6:08 pm Quote: Do people actually collect coins with such a defect? The defect is called "wood grain" or "woody" for short. It is the result of insufficient mixing of the individual metals in an alloy (copper, tin, zinc), or from impurities in the mix. When the planchets are new and the coin freshly minted the pattern is not usually readily apparent. After the coin begins to tone, the pattern becomes more discernible. To answer your question, though -- Yes people collect coins with this defect. Report this Post to the Staff
mike9999999 Valued Member Canada 224 Posts	Posted 02/22/2017 10:37 pm I should examine my 1916 large cent for this, but it's likely unidentifiable through the brown. Still a nice coin (both yours and mine) Report this Post to the Staff
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