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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;alurid, post: 4255625, member: 81991&quot;]Yes &quot;woodies&quot; are Improperly Mix Alloy coins. The thing is the wood grain effect does not show up until the coin starts to tone and the different concentrations of metal tone differently.</p><p>I do retract my statement of &quot;All woody&#039;s are caused by environmental exposure&quot;.</p><p>They are caused by Improperly Mixed Alloy type error coins. It is the toning that lets the wood grain effect show though. And toning is nothing more than Environmental Damage. I have yet to see a &quot;Woody&quot; that is Not toned.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What Paddyman98 pointed out is the fact that there is two different types of IMA error coins. One most of us call a woody and the much scarcer &quot;Intrinsic Metallic Inclusion&quot;. The forth photo(1938 coin) on his link page shows an example of the OP&#039;s coin. It is called a Mottled Woody. They are usually brassy in color.</p><p>I have no doubt that the OP&#039;s coin is a IMP.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is really all I was trying to say.To let the OP know that his coin does have Environmental Damage. The Toning!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1085205[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1085206[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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