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 Posted 02/25/2008  5:48 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add coffeegod to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I haven't seen this topic yet. I have some beautiful Lincols & IHC's that are "Woody's" so I've heard. These coins actually look like wood. I personally think that they are more beautiful than the vibrant reds that are pretty valuable. Can anyone enlighten me how these beauties come into existance. I've heard of a phillipine mahagony strike or metal or something to that nature. Any answers to what causes them? Just a not well mixed batch at the smelter?
Thanks all.
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I've heard it said that it's due to the alloy mix when theyre made. I have some coppers that look like redwood burl bird's eye, grained wood, etc.
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As I understand it it is due to poor or incomplete mixing of the alloy. The results is streaks of brassy colered metal along with streaks of copper colored metal.

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Here's one I recently posted. (hopefully I'll have time to take pictures of the wooden Indian penny I bought.)

Woody-Subject......--;-

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