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Pillar of the Community
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Bought batteries for my camera so decided to take some pics. I was wondering if this is an actual woody or something on the surface. I soaked in acetone for quite awhile but nothing changed and the color on the picture is correct to the coin.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a woody. I have piles of them, and many look just like this one from the '30s.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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I appreciate the verification. And thanks for the comment Mr Frog  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I am a big fan!!
Nice coin...
Nice photos...
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Pillar of the Community
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So are these woody some type of different alloy mix?
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Rest in Peace
United States
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 Looks more like the bark of a Birch Tree . Interesting . |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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That's a really nice one, looks like straight up veneer
Might be interesting to do some XRF imaging on woodies like this to confirm the alloy mixing hypothesis
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin...
Nice photos... Thanks, I'm finally figuring out how to use the "OPTIMIZER" |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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So are these woody some type of different alloy mix? Back then, until '42, the metal composition was .950 copper and 0.50 tin and zinc... "woodies" are a poor mixture of the copper with the tin and/or zinc. This improper mixing resulted visually in a wood grain effect that can be seen through the planchet. Think cookie dough with a drop of food colour that hasn't been mixed uniformly, then rolled out and discs cut out. Hope this helps.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:Back then, until '42, the metal composition was .950 copper and 0.50 tin and zinc... "woodies" are a poor mixture of the copper with the tin and/or zinc. This improper mixing resulted visually in a wood grain effect that can be seen through the planchet. Think cookie dough with a drop of food colour that hasn't been mixed uniformly, then rolled out and discs cut out. Hope this helps. That works for me. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks more like the bark of a Birch Tree Quote:
looks like straight up veneer OK, woody it is.........  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by VestigeWolf
03/27/2021 7:36 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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@VestigeWolf - please start your own thread to avoid confusion on replies. Edited by Coinfrog
03/27/2021 7:43 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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What is the weight of the OP's coin. It looks pretty weak, like a thinned planchet? Or maybe it is circulation wear.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My opinion is they are the proper alloy composition, it's litterally a bad alloy mix that causes the toning at different rates and the streaks.
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