Awkward Mint Mark 1936 Mercury Dime

heres the reply from mike diamond - "Improper alloy mix errors are known in cents and nickels (not just wartime) and are likely found in other solid-alloy denominations."

 

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Kyle and Ray, do you see what you started? Lol.

 

OK, but how can a silvery coin look like wood? Can someone post a picture of a silver woody?

 

seriously dude? so you've never seen a war nickel with streaks? and no, its not gonna look like wood, duhhh.... see the streaks in these nickels with lamination? thats caused by improper alloy mix, termed "woody" by copper collectors long long ago...

 

Thanks, I stand corrected...BTW these are 40%, can you get the same effect with 90%?

 

i dont know but would imagine so since its still a mixed alloy...i've seen buffalo nickels with light and dark streaks and the old jeffersons but dont recall seeing any others...