1946-S LWC "Woody" (I Think)

I think I found my 1st "Woody" cent. Got it out of a CWR i got at small bank today. The whole roll was LWC's. Not the greatest condition, but still a neat find.

 

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Nice find!

 

sure is, nice find

 

Please. Whats a Woody

 

Notice how the coin looks like wood.

 

This effect is caused from an incomplete or inproper mix of metal that makes up the composition of an alloy. And then when the metal is rolled out to a designated thickness it stretches it and leaves lines which tarnish at a different rate,and gives a coin a woodgrain look. Usually striped, but not allways.Here is a French made
coin from Uraguay with such an effect.

 

Must admit been looking for one like this since you first posted a few months back .
Beautiful coin.

 

Nice find you may want to give it a soak to remove any of the green spots in the date and a few other areas.

 

Do you mean it's not like a double die possibly worth a million dollars? Oh shoot.

 

Nice find! I'd like to find some myself


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woodies rock

 

So I decided to soak this coin in acetone to try to clear the MM out. There is a possibility this could also be an RPM. Well it didn't work, guess I'll have to get some Verdi-Care.

It did bring out the Obverse more. Here is a before acetone (Top) and after acetone (Bottom) photo.