i found this in a uncirculated bank roll. what is the cause this? it doesnt have any pitting or de-lamination that i can see with my loupe or blown up on my tv. but the pattern is weird. almost like fabric. the reverse is toned dark magenta. is this toning or some kind of damage?
I just opened 8 OBW rolls between 1955-1963 & was seriously disappointed to see spots on nearly all of the coins, brown rims, & quite a lot of roll rub. Oh well, They'd still pop on the bay for .25 each.
they re lines though, not spots. very distinct striations running from the NW to SE. someone one another site said it was a "woody" but i cant find any LMC examples. just a lot of wheaties.
There are a handful in the got wood thread. Here is one that looks EXACTLY like the one you posted here! http://www.cointalk.com/t206697/
"Woody" toning patterns can occur on later wheats, just not as common. Its just a function of the makeup of the metal in the flan. I would call it woody toning myself, but there are "woody" experts here and I hope they chime in.
that is my post. a guy on another site told me what it was after i made this post, then i posted it to the roll hunting forum.
I know man, it is funny how many different word they have for what is effectively the exact same thing. Problem with having a wide range of interests sometimes is vocabulary.
im pretty sure its toning and not planchet impurities. it looks like it was in the bottom of a bank bag, like some monster toned morgans, and picked it up there. i looked closer at the reverse and you can see the crescent moon toning from the coins on top.
So you think its bag toning? Could be, its just less common than woody toning is on these. Either way looks pretty natural.
it just doesnt have the look of most of the true "woody" wheaties i see. they kind of look like a cross section of a bunch of fine sheets of copper, where as this is more "mottled". if that makes any sense.
i guess what i mean is the wheat woodys have fine solid lines running through them, where this one the lines are broken and more like a fabric imprint.
