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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's got almost horizontal dark streaks that are more obvious on the obverse than reverse. Looks a bit different from the other woody pics I've seen here, so is this counted as a woody?   |
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Moderator
 United States
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It might "just" make a woody but it is not enough of a woody for "me" to keep. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5825 Posts |
Maybe it's you images but I don't see the pattern on the reverse.
I'm leaning towards a "No" for it being a woodie.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1003 Posts |
I don't think it would classify as a "Woody."
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
19935 Posts |
Not a woody, just kind of looks like one due to surface issues.
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Valued Member
United States
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Moderator
United States
56855 Posts |
woodgrain Resulted from impurities in the alloy or concentrations of pure copper that did not properly blend with the 5% tin and zinc added to it. When these less than perfect ingots were rolled into strip, from which blanks would later be punched, the concentrations were flattened and stretched into the patterns seen on the finished coins. Invisible when first struck, these flaws appeared only after the coin was exposed to atmospheric agents that caused the copper concentrations to tone more quickly than the properly mixed portions of the planchet. John1 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
593 Posts |
Are these "woody" cents worth anything?
I seen alot of them and may have some lwc`s like that in my stash of older cents and I never thought much of keeping them.
If so are there certain types of coins to check out. Thanks for bringing it up. I have 20-30 rolls of wheaties to check out
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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People do collect Woodies, and with all things, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the more woody it looks, the more it would be worth. Also if the coin is a rare/key date, then prices could go way up.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"thelionwarrior"]...images of "woody's" they vary quite a bit...but heres what most look like, there are some very much more dramatic than these - also...   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1944 Posts |
hummm...when I reviewed the images - they dont seem as wood grained as I remembered them to be....might be a wasted post/images...but I though it could be helpful...
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