I went to an antique store today during my lunch and picked up a few coins. Here's my new woody! First time I ever saw a wood toned coin was on this forum and I thought it was fake. Just for a minute though!! Post pics if you got em. Oh, 1961 2 Ore Sweden
Here's my other one. Nobody has any of these I guess, there has to be some wood grain Lincoln cents. Hey US coins are world coins to some one, aren't they?
Very nice Lincoln. I wonder what environment would create some coins to react this way with the wood grain effect? I am aways looking for creative environments for special effects. :kewl:
At least in most cases, it is not the environment, but the coin. A true wood grained coin is caused because the alloy was improperly mixed. Here is what they can look like. (Not my coin.)
The ones I have found had no special history. RIM seems to have an exceptional collection and has pursued them more diligently than I. I let one go last year from my '09 VDB collection on FeeBay and I still have sellers remorse.
Interesting. Mostly on copper coins is my guess. It would seem these are fairly rare then. I wonder why they sell for cheap then? Maybe I should have these two coins graded.
I guess technically it would be a flaw but that's what makes em special. It makes sense why they don't cost much then. I'm not happy with the answer but I'll accept it!
I have a few of those myselfe. I do like the just earlier ones better. This is just in the transformation era to modern coins in Sweden. Just about before this coin the prints was on greater coins, and with such beautiful decorative surfaces. I say the Swedish coins from 1910-1949 are the best of beauties in daily currency coin manufacturings, in the world. There was copper coins, and there were iron coins. The iron ones are way higher in its value, and aswell in their beauty. Have few of all sorts, copper, iron, 1 öre, 2 öre, 5 öre.
