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Valued Member
United States
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Folks, I have the attached Wheat penny with what I would describe as a "mesh" covering, mostly on the obverse. Comments please and a grade estimate? Thanks. Bill   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What a beauty! That looks like what we call "wood grain." It occurs when the alloy isn't perfectly mixed and some patches of light-colored, tin/zinc-rich metal are stretched out as the sheet is rolled. Take good care of that one!
As for the grade, clearer pictures might be necessary.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Holy cow , that is one gorgeous woody . And in great condition .  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Agree, alloy issue which yields a woody appearance. I have several early wheat cents with very similar mesh-like characteristics. Nice find. Better images--larger and sharper--needed to support a decent grade estimate. As it stands at the moment, I'd think MS63+. Hope to see improved pics.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thanks. Here are some better (I hope) photos. Best, Bill   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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United States
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All, In doing some web searches on "woodies", I saw some one directional "brush" lines that were described as "woodies." I know I have several like that--I have to go back through pennies I marked to check on. As I remember, some were in fairly high grades. It will probably take some time, but I will post photos if/when I locate them. I'm not going to list the 1918 for sale on ebay or elsewhere until I do some additional research, but I would welcome any ideas as to value. Thanks. Bill |
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It's hard to grade this coin with all that wood grain showing but a collector of early wheat woodies would surely gobble this one up . I don't think it's TPG , however a nice raw coin for the Bay .  |
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Pillar of the Community
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This is a tough one to grade since the wood grain can hide marks. That said, I'm thinking it looks better than 63.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's ruined, please send it to me! BadThad WG-67 TPG - 64 |
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Pillar of the Community
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I was just looking through a tube of LWC's I had marked dbl ck...out of all...2 in there that were woodies. One of them was a lighter color butterscotch w/the darker grain appearance...as I looked at it I thought...what would a RD or RB example look like? Now I know!! Great example and Thanks for sharing! smat |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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woody collectors will be drooling over this one however it does make it difficult to grade as the surfaces are so camouflaged. my best guess would be in the MS65RB range
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Valued Member
United States
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All--Very helpful. In examining the coin close up (even with my limited experience), I think it's at least a 64+. Although I am still researching woodies, I have no idea what price I should think about if/when I put it on ebay. I would appreciate some suggestions from you experts. T-BOP, why not a TPG? Thanks. Bill |
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United States
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It would cost more to grade it than you would get out if it. It's not a cheap process.
Having said that, the coin is a beauty! I'd love to have that in my woody collection!
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