Which do you prefer? Blondes! Oh no, wrong forum! Just kidding rlm, I'll take the second one down, super looking cent. :thumb:
For a woodie set? That is awesome... I would go with the second coin for the set since it is so unusual as woodies go. - or select the first coin for consistency to the others in the set? I know! Keep them both and build one set with wood grain going east/west and then another set North/South!
That's a tough one, but I have to say number one. The second woodgrain pattern is right down the middle. Just looks too abrupt to me. Both are stellar examples for your set though.
I am keeping both of them. I just could not believe I managed to find 2 coins so similar from the same year.