Got Wood?

1) I love how they look.
2) They are actually scarce, especially in certain dates/mints.
3) The red or nothing purists and dealers generally hate them. That means high grade examples can often be bought for a great price.

 

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Absolutely NOT. These come out nice and mint red just like any other cent. The woody is the result of a poor alloy mixture in the planchet so the copper tones differently based on the varying levels of zinc and tin.

 

i went back through that roll of 63 D and found three more in the roll. not as severe, but double sided. and i have this 2 pence as well.

 

My birth year wood!

 

Well, ya learn something every day. As others in this thread have said, I though this was post mint, improper cleaning. Then I posted these
http://i1090.photobucket.com/albums/i378/softmentor/1cLam41-0001.jpg
as lamination errors and someone made the comment "nice woody" about the 1941. I thought "Huu" and then found this thread tonight.
Really cool. Never have had any interest in errors, but these are cool. I like them.

 

Well, I paid $8 for mine....

 

The graining may not be the most appealing, but it is a nice coin.

 

A few woodies I found today

Just a few I picked up today.

 

How about some fresh redwood?

 

Tough to find in a woody! Nice, super fine grain.

 

Classic wood!

 

Here's one I've had for awhile...one of the strongest woodies I've seen...and BU to boot!

 

And can anyone say "Indian woody"?

 

Nice coin! Not BU, there's nothing brilliant about it....but it does appear to be MS.

 

I don't see why you wouldn't call it BU. BU is typically used do discribe coins in the MS63-64 range or so...which is where I would put this coin. So, I would call it BU.

It's a great coin too.

 

You would call it 'BRILLIANT"? BU is one of the most misused terms in numismatics. For copper cents, brilliant implies bright red with original mint luster and no toning.

 

No, it doesn't. BU implies the coin is MS63-64. It's a non-specific term for that grade. Just as UNC is non-specific for MS60-62 and Gem BU is MS65-66. It implies nothing about being bright red or without toning.

 

Argh! The many mis-used terms of Mint State coins. Seriously, "Gem", "Brilliant", and "Choice" Uncirculated are thrown around so much on the web concerning any grade from AU to MS67 I no longer have a strong conviction which describes which. I heard though that Brilliant = 62-63, Choice = 64-65, and Gem = 65+.

In the case of my coin, it really doesn't matter. After all, woodies are respected for their "woodiness", right? Not their luster (Though, on a side note, my coin actually does exhibit quite a bit of cartwheel luster. The grains just cover it up). Bottom line is you both like the coin Who cares if people call it BU or just simply UNC? If I were selling it on eBay I woulc call it Gem BU and watch those bidiots go crazy over it :devil: