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brixxx27 Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 02:19 am Edited by brixxx27 12/27/2013 02:21 am Report this Post to the Staff

mr coin New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 06:59 am it does have slight grain lines on the obverse.they ate very light lines.i would say it does have potential in about 20 years if you leave it in the sun.what does the reverse look like ? Report this Post to the Staff
dbrablec Pillar of the Community United States 1944 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 07:23 am i am not an authority here, but I do not think that aging, or exposure to sunlight create the "woodie". I believe it is the metal alloy mixture. I am always willing to learn - if age and sunlight enhances the wood grain effect, that would be interesting - to me. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 08:49 am Possibly, but not enough definition so that people will say "Oooooooo" when you show it to them. Report this Post to the Staff
Spud Valued Member United States 308 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 4:59 pm Enlighten me please by what YOU mean to be a woody? Report this Post to the Staff
brixxx27 Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 8:26 pm hi Spud, a woody is a one cent piece with imperfect alloying, making it appear wood-grained.thats what I read in some place. Edited by brixxx27 12/27/2013 8:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
chequer Pillar of the Community Canada 4227 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 8:33 pm Looks like a woody, although subtle, to me. Is the pattern evident on the reverse too? Report this Post to the Staff
brixxx27 Valued Member United States 123 Posts	Posted 12/27/2013 10:41 pm yes,the same pattern a little lighter. Edited by brixxx27 12/28/2013 01:12 am Report this Post to the Staff
jmkendall Pillar of the Community United States 1590 Posts	Posted 12/30/2013 12:08 pm Without a doubt it's a woodie. Regardless of the degree of contrast. I'm actually doing a study right now on woodies, as it is a very miss-understood variety. I'm still working on the LWC right now as I have been going through 5k count bags of wheats; and am approaching the 500k mark. I have been going through them year by year and finding the percentages of each year and mintmark with Woodgraining. The memorials do appear, right now, to be a bit harder to find. So I would keep your coin. There is a slight upsurge in interest in Woodies and some people are beginning to build sets. I would keep yours. Good find! Report this Post to the Staff
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