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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 1770106, member: 15199&quot;]It has always bothered me that many &#039;woodies&#039; or &#039;improper alloy mix&#039; seems to be a surface phenomena. Generally ( outside of numismatics) improper mixing of alloys that is visible on the surface also extend a decent proportion internally. So if the surface colors ( due to different chemical reaction on the different metal components). I would expect to see this color variation at different levels on the struck coin, such as under the base of Lincoln&#039;s bust ( rlm&#039;s post #7) than the coin mentioned in the original post, where the difference is so extreme on the surface of the bust, but hardly visible between the bottom of the bust and the rim. Possibly I am wrong, but it doesn&#039;t look correct to me. IMO.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Oh, I don&#039;t consider it an error, just a visually interesting toning.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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