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Pillar of the Community
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I don't know why it looks like this. Could it be something wrong in the alloy?   |
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Could it be something wrong in the alloy? and bingo was his namo! this is infact a mixing issue and is collected. it is called a woodie...just the appearance makes me think it is a more desirable example but I cant say much since I'm no expert. Feel free to call me Will.
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Something looks off to me but I'm not an expert. It looks painted or coated or plated. I don't know it doesn't look natural it didn't look like any woody I have ever seen I could be wrong  Edited by tweak800
06/03/2015 10:08 pm
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I saw a beautiful Woody on here not long ago, but it looked wooden.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
717 Posts |
If someone is faking a woody, they did a good job. Notice the orientation of the striations, they match both sides of the coin. These striations are formed when the planchets are rolled to thickness, streaking the incompletely mixed alloy. Most often seen in early S mint cents, not sure how common they are in Philadelphia coins. Just my opinion and understanding of how they occur.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like the whole thing is peeling away in a flaky manner. I don't know if this is legit or not.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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A nice woodie and legit.The pic of my lam shows a rippled area in the lam highlighted by the arrows. If the original coin posted were to split the areas I used arrows to highlight on it would look similar   |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 looks like an exceptional woodie. would proudly display it in my collection.  |
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United States
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 with gymcoaxhdon & t-bop! Very nice coinmasters  If it's not what you're into and wanna trade shoot me a pm. I'm thinking of starting a LWC woodie album  |
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United States
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I once had two rolls of 1955-S Rev Cuds/Obv Die Damage. Most had a light but pleasing woodie pattern. One I remember one had beautiful gold streaks that I sold at a hefty premium. I sent about 50 to ANACS and all came back nice high grades and as "Red". Several years later I sent in another 25 or 30 and they all came back Red-Brown. I couldn't believe my eyes! Anyway, I love the woodie cents. Stoneman227 nailed in on how the direction of the striations run in a single pattern. This is an indication of the direction in which the strip was rolled. 1941 is a common year for woodies but I have 20-25 rolls of BU 1941 here and have not found one yet. I only look through a roll every so often. Last time I looked was about eight years ago. Am I waiting too long?  |
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Hey ken, that's a stunner! I have one almost exactly like that with huge woodie striations. I think it's in the 20s dates too. Is that chunky woodie type more or less desirable or a wash in the woodie world? And YES 8yrs is too long but with all your wonderful toys who can blame you for a backlog that long |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The area in question on the UNITED is just part of a die clash. Looks like the die has been several die clashes during it's life. It is part of the outline of the bust:  The Obverse die may have rotated slightly to affect the coin in that area. Edited by coop
06/04/2015 11:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Coop, I think stoneman227 is showing a general area of the coin as it relates to something other than a clash.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7390 Posts |
Can any of you woodie experts answer my Q above about thick striation woodys?
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United States
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I'm an expert by no means but a woodie that can be apreciated without magnification is a good one. Many of the tighter "grain" ones need a loupe to truly show there stuff.
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Here is one of mine.  |
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Posted 06/03/2015 9:56 pm
