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Pillar of the Community
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Edited by wrongnumber
02/07/2019 12:29 am
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It does look like it has been cleaned at some point. I do not think it is a woody though. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hmm ok. Surprised it's not full of lam errors with that bad of a mix. Oddly enough it doesn't show on the reverse but does go over the rim in a few spots.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Interesting, my first thought was that it was stained some how with something especially if the reverse has no sign of it, hence the cleaning at some point that John1 mentioned.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Though cleaned, an interesting odd duck. I'd think some of that "woody" effect doesn't seem natural. Thinking it should show or flow differently across the obverse. The unique hand engraving is a definite bonus supplied after strike. Thanks, Doug.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like it was stained. If there was that much of a color change, then the reverse would show the same thing?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'll go with the staining theory. Between that and the cuts, this coin has pretty well had it.
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Pillar of the Community
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Imho I don't think this is stained. I think it's actually part of the metal makeup. It's too perfect around the rim in relation to the field. Why it doesn't show through to the reverse is baffling. Maybe the way it's rolled out two different sources of metal came together or something. Must say, interesting piece.
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Pillar of the Community
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Unless this coin has close to 180 degree rotated dies the obverse has been subjected to something that cleaned and stained it. Possibly sitting face down on a rippled rubber surface that contained sulfer. That would eventually darken the coin where it came in contact with the rubber.
The reverse does show a metal impurity "grain" but it runs in an opposite direction to the obverse striations for them to match through the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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I'm a bit out of focus on the reverse, but it has a grainy look over the whole thing. This grainy look is inside the dark areas on the obverse. Although damaged & cleaned probably , I think it was intentionally done to bring out the pattern. Coin in hand, it is not stained. Weird piece to say the least
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Pillar of the Community
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Dunno how to edit regular post...stone, the grain in the dark area on the obverse is consistent with the reverse. The direction of the "stains" are the opposite. Guess I can always scratch it & see what happens since it's beat anyways. Oh well thought I had something unique, will try later.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Definitely one heck of a weird coin for sure.
Errers and Varietys.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Cleaned and stained probably by the same nut job that slashed up the reverse . No Woodie here !  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It looks like a woody to me. A damaged one at that. It wouldn't stain like that. The metal that has toned differently on the obverse is going in the same direction as the grain on the reverse. It's proabbaly a thin and large different slice of metal that got stretched out in the metal for the planchet.
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Pillar of the Community
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A woodie should seem to have the grain flowing in opposite directions as you flip a coin. Like this one.  Edited by stoneman227
02/06/2019 5:03 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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It actually looks exactly like a permanent marker and I retract my last statement haha. I just got my coffee what can I say.
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Posted 02/06/2019 2:22 pm
