Is this 1990 Lincoln a Woody?

What do you think? Grade?

 

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I think they call these "roller marks." I know the '80s cents have them. There's slight wear on him, AU58.

 

A 'woody' is caused by improper alloy mix, 1982 was a transitional year where some were the Copper/Tin/Zinc mix and the newer ones are copper coated zinc planchets, it is not possible to be a woody by definition.

As stated above this would be roller marks

 

I'm leaning towards plating problems, not roller marks

 

It's a zilincon as to be expected of onegrade?if it were me-spare change.

 

Linear plating blisters. The toning definitely makes it look like a woody though.
I would think around a AU53 maybe AU55.

 

AU 53, RB... and deep roller lines in the zinc under the plating.you can see it in the stairs on the memorial and in his coat, in the deepest parts of the strike still. it's directional and too uniform to be simply plating blisters, however I'm sure some are plating blisters also somewhere on there...

I like it!
my 2005 now has a long lost older brother!

 

This is the first one I've seen on a 21st Century cent. Nice example.

 

Yep, what they said. This is exactly why I don't even look at post 1982 cents.

 

I hope that @BadThad doesn't mind. This one is MS and an extreme example.
The date and MM say this one definitely has a plating disturbance.

 

This is NOT a woody (improperly mixed alloy). The linear striations are in the planchet, they are not bubbles. In this example, the toning has created the pattern making a "false woody".

These lines can be seen over various years during Zincoln production. Perhaps the most interesting is this Greaser. The lines where never fully smoothed out during coining.

 

That's the most extreme example I think I've seen! WOW!

 

Excellent example as well!