looks like a woody to me. Doesn’t appear to have been harshly cleaned - this pattern is very even. Thoughts?
I would say you have an Improper Mixed Alloy coin. I does have a wood like pattern. It also looks like it has a very rough and pitted surface. The details seem to be missing, like hair lines, and the line on Britannia's shield.
Looks like it has been in the ground, corroded. I get tons of these. They go in the copper scrap bin.
The surface is actually very smooth. I have an IHC that has similar patterning and is also very smooth - no putting it visible scratches, just smoothed from use
I agree with @daveydempsey The letters and details are soft and blurred. It's a sign of environmental damage. The corrosion spots on the obvers also point to that
Agree about environmental damage. Can’t see “under” or “beyond” that to determine if it’s a woody. Steve
