Hi All Been reading about woody cents and then while going through some bulk wheats, I think I found 2. Sorry for the large fingers in the pics - the only way I could get a pic of them with good light was to hold at an angle. Im *pretty* sure this 1938s is a woody: Not as sure with this 1950 - but something is going on there: Thank you!
Not sure about the 1950. That color could be a result of cleaning? The first one has that wood grain/ improper alloy mix look.
Those are Woodies, very minor but they look correct. I was looking for a 38S that I have, can't find it. Here is one that I couldn't pass up.
38S - Nice, circulated example, VF-35, light woody. 1950 - Not a woody, that band on the obverse is probably from contact with something during storage. Most people probably don't like it but I do, it has character. It's not a special year or anything - it'd be collecting "because you like it". A good enough reason to keep many coins! VF-25
yes but not as pronounced as the front - I actually found another (I think) today - a worn 1870 IHC - Very strange looking
Not to be hard headed but I also dont know if that is the case - Under magnification even in the lettering and in the ) of 1870 has this pattern, would be hard to scrup that completely on front and back no? Again, not trying to "see what I want to see" just an observation
Well from the photo those lines look more like cleaning scratches than wood grain from improper alloy mix. But I don't have the coin in hand. It's just a guess.
