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So now that I saw coinmasters coin I have to relook at thousands of wheat cents and I have found a few so far but just to make sure does this constitute a woody and is it considered a good one?   |
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So yeah this one's confusing me I get that the alloy being mixed improperly gives it the changes in color . So what I don't get is some coins I've seen that are "woody" look like this and others look like a piece of wood. So basically it goes to say if someone thinks its a piece of wood then it's a woody but all in all its just an improper mix of alloys. Another words it's all semantics haha
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Pillar of the Community
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This is getting into the rely of asthetics where opinions can differ.
There is an underlining linear "grain" look to your coin that was caused by the improp6
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Pillar of the Community
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wow that Canadian cent is gorgeous!
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Sorry, that posted before it should.
yes, it's a alloy mix issue and yes,the underlining linear structure mimics that of wood. So yes it can be called a woodie.
As I mentioned it is an asthetics term , so can encompass a broader range .
The 1980 coin in the earlier post was indicative of the woodie for that era but definitely still a woodie.
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Pillar of the Community
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Tweek, you may also want to play with the lighting of this coin.
The excellent images that Coop posted were lit on more of an angle with the light more in the 1 o'clock area .
Lighting can be a defining element when photographing the differing colors and tones of a coin
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A "woody" is an improper mix error. The stain above LIBERTY kinda ruins it for me but your coin is a woody.Real wood comes in many different grain patterns. John1  |
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 I think it's a woodie. it's just that shade of blue coloring that's throwing us off.  |
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Definate wood. Striations going same direction when flipped. My thinking is yes, any improperLY mixed alloy with matching striations is a woodie. Just like every ms morgan with color is a toner. That said with morgans there are monster rainbows and with woodies there are drop dead gorgeous wood grain looking ones and everything in between. And just like rainbow toners eye appeal is EVERYTHING when determining where on the slide rule she lands. Imno
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a nice woody  Just be aware that sometimes improperly cleaned coins can appear to be woodies. For example, my 1922 D F-Details Improperly Cleaned Wheat cent:   |
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Nice Woody, Tweak. Notice how the striation lines are going the same way- obverse and reverse. It got it's name from looking like grain in Wood, but doesn't have to. It can be gold or brown or whatever. Re-read my "1941 different" post. It tells you how and why they were made and what they are. Also, you never saw the end of that post either.
The more eye appeal the more value.
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06/05/2015 11:05 pm
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I just read your post, Cascade. Great minds think alike. lol
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