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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3132222, member: 10461&quot;]Hard to say from the pictures, but I think that could just be a streaky band of toning beginning to appear.&nbsp; It is possible that there were some impurities in the alloy the planchet (blank) was made from. </p><p><br /></p><p>These slight impurities can eventually cause what is known as &quot;woodgrain&quot; toning.&nbsp; In your coin&#039;s case, if it is in fact a &quot;woodie in the making&quot;, then the process has just begun.</p><p><br /></p><p>Woodgrain toning is by definition rather streaky.&nbsp; It can be attractive or ugly, depending on the coin, and the eye of the beholder.&nbsp; Some folks like it.&nbsp; Others aren&#039;t so keen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a more advanced case of woodgrain toning, in an old <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/woodgrain-penny.48345/#post-527026" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/woodgrain-penny.48345/#post-527026">thread</a> by [USER=17342]@blu62vette[/USER].</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bluccphotos.com%2Fimages%2Fcopper%2F1925-pcgs64bn-lincoln-1000.jpg&amp;hash=e5c5c091fe5af897e2f9a5d0a06967ec" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a woodgrain-toned Shield nickel that came up in a random search on eBay.&nbsp; <font size="3">(I have no connection to the seller, but will give a courtesy <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1868-Shield-Nickel-Gem-BU-VERY-NICE-WOODGRAIN-TONING-Lots-of-Eye-APPEAL-/391346938172" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/1868-Shield-Nickel-Gem-BU-VERY-NICE-WOODGRAIN-TONING-Lots-of-Eye-APPEAL-/391346938172" rel="nofollow">link</a> since I&#039;ve borrowed his photo.)</font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/rxUAAOSwJcZWeFZf/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin might be a &quot;woodie&quot; that&#039;s just begun the process.&nbsp; Or it could merely be stained.&nbsp; I can&#039;t tell from the pictures.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see anything over the FG.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any event, it&#039;s unlikely to be worth any more than the value of a regular Red Uncirculated 1963-D cent, which is to say not very much.&nbsp; It&#039;s just a result of environmental conditions and not a mint error.&nbsp; But it&#039;s kind of interesting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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