1979 Penny Streaks Across Coin On Both Sides

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jimson Valued Member United States 60 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 03:16 am What are the streaks and is it of any value? Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 03:21 am edit #2 - going back to my first impression: Those look like roller marks with the lines so even. May be more than face value to a specific collector of roller marks. ~~edit - I stand corrected, a woodie~~ Report this Post to the Staff
rocktowngal Pillar of the Community United States 594 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 04:41 am Looks like a woodie to me Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 04:59 am I think on newer cents it is thought to be roller lines. I would like to know from coop or Mike, at what year can we say the woodies stopped and the roller lines started? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 06:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
Halo1st Pillar of the Community United States 2775 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 11:20 am Link to Mike Diamond's Coin World article. http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-co...rstood.html# Below image or excerpt from coops library. Thanks, Doug. Edited by Halo1st 07/21/2017 11:22 am Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 4:54 pm Quote: What are the streaks and is it of any value? They are caused by an Improper Alloy Mix. You have a nice traditional Woody, worth up to $5. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 4:57 pm I'm still thinking roller lines. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinMasters Pillar of the Community United States 5964 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 5:29 pm Even in Mike's theory he says, "in the conventional Improper Alloy Mixes the lines are wider and more variable in width". The OP's coin fits that description. Not that it matters though, because Improper Alloy Mixes and Roller Lines are only theories of possible causes of Woodys. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinCents Pillar of the Community United States 3656 Posts	Posted 07/21/2017 8:54 pm I'm going towards the roller lines. A big part of what I see in a Woodie are the color variations which (to me) make them so beautiful (aka the alloy mix being mixed improperly). Plus as already mentioned the lines themselves all being about the same instead of showing different designs/shapes (since I can't think of the word I want) that I would see in the Woodie. Edited by CoinCents 07/21/2017 9:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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