Wood grain

Is this fairly common in 1940 and is it worth getting it graded

 

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The wood grain look is not my thing. It is the result of a less than perfect mixture of zinc and copper. I avoid it.

 

Try taking normal obverse and reverse photos of the whole coin. Your close-ups do little good.

 

They're pixelated. We can answer your questions if we can see pictures of the whole coin.

 

Nice to look at, good for show-n-tell, but little more than face value. Some are keepers in my opinion.

 

Woodies are not worth getting graded and slabbed unless they are high end coppers. Think Indian Cents.

 

"woodies" are very common with older wheaties...no matter how cool the texture looks it's likely only worth grading if you think the coin is in superb condition when you look at how much that graded penny would sell for as @tommyc03 just mentioned while I was typing lol!

Here's a fun one I found last year in a roll...

 

I wouldn't Slab the Woodie either.

 

Woodies are nice to find and nice to have but if it's not going to grade a 65 or higher they aren't worth grading.

 

As stated by others, what some call a "woodie" is a planchet from an improperly mixed alloy that gives the appearance of a wood grain. Fairly common and NAV, no added value.
And, in case you missed my previous posts about photos, here it is again.
You should always post in focus FULL IMAGE photos (after you upload your photo, two buttons appear: Thumbnail and Full Image, click Full Image and your photo appears full size on your post and is easily enlarged by clicking on it). Photograph coins on neutral backgrounds like black, grey, or white. Crop out superfluous background so just the coin shows, and post photos with correct orientation so members don't have to turn their computer in some awkward fashion to view it properly. While it isn’t always necessary, it is nice to show both the obverse and reverse, even if your question is just about one side. Members can often give more valuable information having both sides to evaluate. Add close ups of areas you have questions about and make your questions as definitive as possible so we know what you are asking for. And try to have the best lighting possible to show the most favorable photo of the coin. Hope this helps in the future. Good luck.

 

That's a nice cent. I collect wood grain cents - so there may be a small premium when selling your wood grain cents if they look attractive. Too bad the rim has dings. Have fun with your collection & thanks for posting...

 

As a Lincoln collector , Woodies are my favorite. A few of mine.

 

O o o o o...I get to show my Woodie...

 

Be still my heart. Nice 1903

 

Yours is more like nice pine, mine is more like burled walnut.
By the way...that's one of the prettiest Indian Head woodies I've ever seen, did you find it yourself somewhere?

 

Now that's a keeper Kentucky, for sure! Thanks for sharing.

 

Wood grain/i call this my rainbow grain it only comes once a year

 

Holy smokes!

 

LOL,.....he said Woodie

 

I have always enjoyed woodgrain coins. My particular favorites are when they appear on 5 cent pieces. I don't know why I find them more interesting.