Why did Barbers wear so well, but Ikes, and Washington Quarters, not so well.

Really, the Ikes hold up pretty well considering the amout of circulation they got.

 

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I think the 1995 is a dd

 

Impossible to answer because there is no explanation about what you mean by "wear well". Wear well could mean wear quickly, or it could mean wear slowly. It could mean the coins remain detailed even as they wear. It could mean they remain attractive even when heavily worn.

 

Bait and switch...
I really dont think that barbers wear that well.

 

Because Barbers are older than betty white and as efficient/made well to live on strongnote of course not being serious.

 

I don't get it the original question. Most Barbers I've seen are pretty worn down whole Ikes are not.

 

I think the question is why are worn barbers attractive despite the wear while less worn moderns tend to be ugly and banged up. There are numerous factors and I would list some of them but the big thing is the nature of the coinage metal and circulation. Modern coins are harder and lighter so display far less wear for the same type of circulation but now days coins get beaten up and this goes several times over for halves and dollars that get little circulation. Barbers wore mostly in the pockets of people working. They slid on counters and rattled in purses. They bumped up against other coins and a little came off in every collision. If they acquired a small mark or scratch it was quickly worn right off.

Now days coins get banged around in machines and various coin handling equipment. A lot of metal is scraped off rather than worn off. Scratches tend to persist and are covered with even more marking.

This especially applies to millions of Ikes that were used in Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas.