1940 Lincoln Wheat Cent/Possible Off Metal/Annealing Issue?

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Skippy72 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 5:07 pm I came across this coin in a coin roll and noticed the streaking and thought maybe it was due to annealing or an off metal. It weighs 3.4 g. Here are a few images in hopes of possibly identifying what's going on with it. Thanks in advance everybody..... Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 5:11 pm The weight is about right, so I doubt an off-metal planchet. There might have been some slight variation in the alloy when the strip was rolled and the decades of wear and chemical/environmental exposure have highlighted this through uneven toning. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 5:32 pm Agree. Please correct the date in your thread title. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 6:26 pm Weight is heavy. 3.11 + or -.13= 3.24. Might be struck on thick planchet. Someone will be along to answer if there were any foreign coins struck in Phil in 40. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19136 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 6:48 pm I'm seeing evidence of improper alloy mixture--woody. Maybe not a 'classic' woody look, but woody none-the-less. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95403 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 7:23 pm I'm going with Ijn on this one - a weak woody. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73903 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 9:40 pm Agreed, a nice Woody. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Skippy72 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 08/26/2023 11:31 pm Coinfrog, correct the date? (Unless you meant adding Philadelphia) Report this Post to the Staff
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