I received this nickel in change the other day. Can you call a nickel a woody or is that reserved for "copper" coins? Also, I think I see a wee clip at 9:00 on the reverse, but doesn't match up on the obverse. Verification anyone?
yes u can have a "woody" nickel, its an improper alloy mix and i suspect your clip might just be damage as it looks like just the rim was knocked off and i see no sign of blakesley effect across from it, i'm pretty sure there would be some sign of it even on that small of a clip...
Yep. A "woody" indeed, from the same thing that causes that effect on cents. (Improper alloy mix, as mentioned by @ken454.) Neat find! No, you're not gonna get rich off of it, but you probably knew that. That's a cool change find, regardless. That sucker's probably been circulating for all 79 years, and is now happy that you found it and kept it to give it a comfortable retirement from its long career.
I agree that it needs to retire to my woody retirement home where it can rest until my kids put it back into circulation when I kick.
