1981-D Woody

[BC1969]

Wood paneling on coins always looks neat.
Not worth much other than looking at.



BC

 

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[huntsman53]

You shouldn't use green fertilizer or any kind of fertilizer for that matter since it won't make the wood finish grow anymore!

 

[enamel7]

You shouldn't use green fertilizer or any kind of fertilizer for that matter since it won't make the wood finish grow anymore!

Frank, do you think this is a woodie or possibly roller lines?

 

[huntsman53]

Frank, do you think this is a woodie or possibly roller lines?

You know that when I looked at BC's Post and Thread, I really didn't pay much attention as to whether the woodgrain appearance was a result of a poor composition mixture or roller lines because of the humor I saw in the woodgrain and verdigris, thus the fertilizer comment. However, now that you brought it to my attention, the woodgrain appearance is definitely due to roller lines.

 

[BC1969]

I haven't heard of that term
Roller lines.
I went and read about it.
So basically a roller line is what happens when the planchet alloy is rolled into sheets.
The rollers themselves were not smooth as they should have been and thus leave parallel lines on the coins surface.
The striking process should remove the lines but not always.
Roller lines do NOT add value to a coin and can even reduce the grade of a coin by up to two points!
Ouchy!

I learned something new and got a great laugh at the same time!

Thank you both for helping me learn something new!

BC

 

[BC1969]

I'm really glad that I learned this.
Last night after learning about the roller lines, I went through my woody coins and blah lol.

 

[PetesPockets55]

I agree with Enamel and Frank. That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the date in the title.

"Woodies" may exist with memorials but I can't remember ever seeing one. (Laminations, yes.) They seem to be more prevalent the earlier you get in the wheats.

 

[BC1969]

There is so much to learn.
I've been a nuisance at the local coin shops lol..not really.
Been looking at actual variety coins and committing it to my memory.
Something else that I have noticed about the coins is the fine details, the polishing marks.
I've found that getting the angle of the light just right and you can see where die makers have polished out cracks and such.
I'm studying RPM's currently.
It is amazing just how common it is on older coins to find misplaced mint marks that have been MOSTLY polished away.. mostly.

I so wish I had continued this journey when I started decades ago..life happens.
Thanks guys!

BC

 

[port ewen ace]

just proof that the government can't always do everything with perfection ---- gotta go chase some colluding Russians off my lawn