Got Wood?

You had a chance. I got it off eBay cheap. And with virtually no competition.

 

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That's a nice pick-up. I'm going to have to start keeping a better eye on things. Was it advertised as a woody?

 

He did not use that term per se. He called it "tiger striped" "due to an improperly mixed alloy prior to the minting process".

 

I am a bit disappointed in this one. Descent coin, but not much grain.

 

Still nice fine 1928-D rlm's !!!
</ Sometime holder will change things if slab goes from warm to cold. like but it you lock in car/truck glove box overnight then bring it in the warm house.

 

I found this in my junk and decided to see if Verdicare would do. I just wish I had taken some pictures first.

 

Looks like it worked great .

 

I have no idea what PCGS is seeing here. This coin looks just like a normal woody to me.

 

Bad day in the office...

 

Dick you know how much PCGS hates woodies . Bet if you sent it to NGC it would grade .

 

Problem is most of them are not worth messing with. I gave a bunch to ANACS this weekend (at a coin show). I doubt any were "worth slabbing", but I would like to get them in holders. I would be nice if they actually got a grade also. We will see.

 

I hope it's works better than you think

 

This is my third woody. I think I'm turning into a termite. Still undecided as to whether or not I should include it in the album as the wheat stalks aren't as strong as I like them, but dang, isn't it pretty?

 

I like the reverse on this one, but it appears someone has tried to clean at least the obverse.

 

Grainy 1980-D LMC

 

Here is a weird one

 

And a couple more

 

I found this woody on eBay today. The contact marks on the obverse are unfortunate, but I have a feeling the overall eye-appeal of the coin will be good. Hopefully the occasional white flecks are just loose cardboard from the 2x2, but if they're stuck to the coin, I'll try giving it a soak in distilled water or acetone.

 

Here it is. For some reason I'm more interested in these woody coins than their perfect, homogenous cousins. A question: does streaky toning generally indicate an uneven alloy? Is the spotty toning something more mundane? This coin has a bit of both...