Found this in a box the other day. Is this the equivalent of a “Woody” cent, or maybe abraded die on the obverse? The two thicker brown stripes are different than the numerous thin ones. Reverse looks normal.
The lines are common on clad coinage. Planchet striations I believe. I still don't know why some tend to change color. Being that the outer layer is.750 copper and .250 nickel. I'd imagine that there could be an improper mixture going on?
I found another coin with "striations" (I like that word better - thanks @Pickin and Grinin !). I thought I would post it here since the thread is still fresh. This time both obverse and reverse show them.
These striations start out as fairly deep scratching on the clad strips. Deep enough so that the minting process does not completely remove them but instead creates this "striping" which, given the format of US Coins, meaning not a medallic format where the coin is flipped from left to right vs top to bottom, appears exactly opposite from obverse to reverse. I came across a 1967 Washington example the other day. Notably worn but unmistakeable. Edited to add, it's a bit unusual for the striations to be on only one side of the coin.
I find them being more one sided on the new dimes. I have always wondered if the metal is not the proper temperature when rolled into sheets. More like the metal tears than stretches?
Found an 82D Washington today. It has an interesting tone that shows them both on the Obv. and Rev. I will get photos of them soon. I am curious what @paddyman98 thinks.
The reverse striations were in the flip not the coin. I thought this one was two sided but it seems that it is only present in the toned areas.
