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I found this penny today, would this be considered a wood grained penny? Thank you for the opinions.  *** Edited by Staff to crop images. Please crop images before uploading. If you do not have software to do this you can use the free image optimizer. *** |
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No, doesn't look like its the metal. Looks like toning on the surface, not a alloy error like 'woodies'.
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This was in some kind of belted machine, counter maybe? Just stained. Woodies are styrated, more unevenly distributed, not straight lined like this
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I found this illustration here on CCF:  |
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I don't think it's a woody.
It may be "roller lines" caused by dirty rollers when the cent stock was rolled to thickness. It could also be some other sort of staining. I don't think it's due to uneven toning because of how the lines are affected by the design.
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Thank you Redifin, I can definitely see the difference between the two, I really appreciate the knowledge, thank you for your opinions.
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I'm just curious: what is the year and mint of your coin?
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Being an 1982 makes it roller lines. The 1970's-1980's are kinda common. John1  |
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This is a picture posted by Mike Diamond of a Modern Woody on a clad coin. The cause of Woodys is not known for certain, but it's suspected to be roller marks (with other factors) particularly on the more recent dates.  The two coins differ in appearance, but yours fits the description as well. In my opinion, the one posted by Redifin was caused by imperfect metal. I say this because of the sporadic color difference. |
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It may be "roller lines" caused by dirty rollers when the cent stock was rolled to thickness. I agree. |
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Do you think it's worth saving?
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Is this also marks from a roller?  |
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That dime sure looks like it is missing the clad layer? John1 |
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Do you think it's worth saving? Yes, if only for personal satisfaction. It will not make us rich, but I do not see them every day so I keep them when I find them. |
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