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I have seen the term 'woodie', usually in reference to Lincoln wheat cents, although I imagine the term might apply to any mostly copper coin if I understand it correctly. Is 'woodie' slang for 'woodgrain'? From the CCF Glossary [ http://www.coincommunity.com/dictio.../coins_w.asp ]: Quote:
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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. Edited by dd27
08/25/2016 3:54 pm
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Actually, a 'wood grain' coin is really appealing to me more so, than a toned one.
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Actually, a 'wood grain' coin is really appealing to me more so, than a toned one. Then you should like this one.    |
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Puurrrrtttyyyyy!  Edited by dd27
09/07/2016 8:38 pm
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i really like the "woodies" - too.... i have found about 20 or so... none as nice as I have seen - that are so dramatic. but I really enjoy their look.. only an opinion...  Edited by dbrablec
09/08/2016 4:21 pm
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Nice mix!  |
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Nice set of woodies dbrablec! |
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Is "woodie" slang for "woody"?
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Posted 08/25/2016 5:10 pm
