What's up with these?

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by History nerd., May 29, 2026 at 12:02 AM.

  1. History nerd.

    History nerd. Active Member

    20260528_224900.jpg 20260528_224904.jpg 20260528_224923.jpg 20260528_225042.jpg 20260528_225135.jpg Found a few coins with some odd stripes on them. What's the deal with them?
     
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  3. History nerd.

    History nerd. Active Member

    Also there's these. First one looks painted? It's purple. Second one just has a stripe across it. 20260528_225059.jpg 20260528_225105.jpg 20260528_225200.jpg 20260528_225205.jpg and then there's this one. I saw some similar looking one being called woodies? Is that what this is? 20260528_225645.jpg 20260528_225657.jpg
     
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  4. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    They are called Woodies and Lamination errors, in my opinion.
     
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  5. History nerd.

    History nerd. Active Member

    Which coins are the woodies and which are lamination errors?
     
  6. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    Looks like PMD to me, Where did you find them ?
     
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  8. mpcusa

    mpcusa "Official C.T. TROLL SWEEPER"

    PMD = Post mint damage, looks like they were found outside possibly in the dirt
    or mud, something you might find metal detecting, thats my two cents anyway..LOL
     
  9. Jersey magic man

    Jersey magic man Supporter! Supporter

    Some of those are definitely from imperfections in the metal the blanks are punched from. Most are called woodies, but if the metal separates it is usually called a lamination (actually a delamination).
     
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  10. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    If you look at your last photo posted it clearly shows a wood grain like effect. The metals in that coin are improperly mixed making it look like the metals are both light and dark. That’s called a woodie.
     
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  11. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

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  12. Mr. Numismatist

    Mr. Numismatist Strawberry Token Enthusiast

    A delamination is similar a "woodie", but the metal peeled away from the coin because of the poor bond.

    The 1953-S corroded, probably because it was buried.
     

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