May be a dumb question

I saw a Lincoln cent for sale advertised as a "Woody" What does this mean? The coin is a 1909-SVDB

 

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Looks like a wood grain on surface of the coin.. post pic...cant believe I said that.. (improper alloy mix)...….. or Oxidization... maybe

 

The coin is on ebay. The seller is "blaine6295"

 

Just search "woody" or "woody cent" on this site.
As noted above, I believe generally an improperly mixed alloy gives the coin this appearance.

 

Thank you, Longshot. a lot of info on this subject in past threads.

 

Hi be careful the pitchers of woodys on ebay always look better than when you get them home

 

And if you tilt the pitchers water might spill out!

 

You find the "wood" effect on nickels all of the time. Doesn't really increase the value, just a cool factor.

 

For every collector who likes "woody surfaces," there are guys like me who avoid them. I think that the busy toning, or alloy mix interferes with the enjoyment of the design.

 

Amen. I can't understand why anyone likes this. If I have two of a certain coin and one is a woody, that one is going to be the one to go every time.

 

Improperly Mixed Alloy aka Woody
I have better examples but here is one with faint stripes

 

As I posted before, I don't buy "Woody Toned" coins, but here is one courtesy of Heritage Auctions.



This piece is more to my liking.