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Valued Member
United States
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Does anyone have an idea what could have caused the striping on the cent?   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1963 Posts |
Improperly mixed alloy. It is called a woody cent. No premium.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Still cool to collect though. I'de keep it! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not improper alloy, it was caused by dirt in the planchet rollers. They are fairly common in 1980, I only keep the 2 sided ones like yours.
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Edited by BadThad
01/30/2017 11:07 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Here's a really nice one I found:   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
650 Posts |
Yep, it's a "woodie". A circulated coin like yours with some corrosion issues probably is not worth much if any above normal value. But, it's still cool and worth keeping. There are folks that collect woodies and a nice one might go for a bit more than normal value if you hook up with the right buyer. Guess this gives me a good excuse to show off my best woodie: 1909-S VDB Lincoln Cent.   |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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with BadThad roller marks |
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Not a "true" woody. Roller stains. John1  |
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United States
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BadThad is right. This is not a woody, at least not in the traditional sense. Regardless, I still like them.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Ok , I probably would have said it's a woodie too . But I now agree with BadThad .
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wow batboy I thought you stole my pics for a second. Had to do a double take. My "grain" runs in a different direction.  It's a nice coin you have though.   |
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