Got Wood?

I have a 1919-s ill photograph when I get back home.

 

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Yep! And woodies are starting to become unusual when they date after the 30's.

 

I didn't realize that companies would grade those woddies.

 

I mean woodies. LOL

 

I was right! It was a 1925. Here is the king of woodies - at least that I have seen.

http://www.cointalk.com/t48345/

 

Yea, that woody is just unreal....it really DOES look like wood. LOL

 

Does the wood effect affect the grading at all?

 

That seems to be a rather subjective standard.

I'll have to keep an eye out. And I'll go through my stash. Knowing my luck, I probably have some downright ugly ones that only detract from the coin!

 

I think this is the only coin in my collection that would be considered a woodie:

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....and that's a good one to have! Nice coin!

 

Just checking back through this thread from the top. Thanks for the great photos folks. And how they got to be this way.

I've set aside some similar (grained/Woody) Lincolns through the years. Some were sooooo much so I deemed them ugly and used them for ammo to acquire different types.

Some are MADE from ammo casings (the '44's & '45's....which I always considered an Irony ~because of the numbers involved.)

But the caliber of some of these coins revolver around their composition? :goofer:

I'll see if I can find a few & SHOOT them dd:....for posting.

 

sweet pics of some really nice coins! i think i have a wheat or 2 like that, i'll have to check.

 

I know this is in the US coins section, But I couldn't resist.
My scanner didn't do it justice, it's much clearer in person.

 

ARGGGHHhhh

Having looked at some of these photos, I went back to look for some of my old ones.


Finally realized why they are not to be found!:rolling:

I sold them on FeeBay:hammer:

At least a couple of the 1909 VDB's.

...but at least it was long enough ago that I didn't know about cleaning them.

Then again, if I had NOT gotten the mud off of them I would not have been able to even read the dates! Or seen the VDB.....or composition....

It's always something.

 

Didn't realize I had any woodies until I looked through my Lincoln folders and saw this. At least I think that's what it is.

 

this coin here is absolutely gorgeous.
I want one!!

 

It is! They turn up on later dates too....just not as pronouced.

 

If the woodgrain is evenly distributed, the toning can be very pretty, but sometimes only half the coin will have some woodgrain or there will be one streak across the coin, and in those cases it sometimes can be distracting rather than eye appealing, as stated above, whether you find it attractive is in the eye of the beholder.

Here are a few of my Indian cents with some woodgrain toning that I think have nice eye appeal.

(Don't know why these photos are showing so small, I tried different ways to get them back to normal size, but I guess you'll just have to click on them to see them better.)