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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2793287, member: 1892&quot;]The mintage of 1923-P Peace Dollars was exceeded only by the 1922-P Peace and 1921-P Morgans; at 30 million struck they&#039;re among the most-produced Silver Dollars ever. An astonishing number of dies were required to produce that many coins, and it may be assumed that there were a multitude of die wear mismatches due to some dies breaking or wearing out early. That&#039;s one reason why one face might appear more &quot;worn&quot; than another, even though the coin is still Uncirculated.</p><p><br /></p><p>When one looks at your coin, though, especially compared to other 1923 Peace issues, one really doesn&#039;t see any significant <b>wear</b>. Lots more marks, but not much wear. </p><p><br /></p><p>If we suppose that an older obverse die was paired with a new reverse die, and the coin was pretty well struck, a bit of circulation wear might result in something like we see here. Indeed - understanding one tries not to make definitive conclusions from single sets of images - it may well not be circulated at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>Experiment for you (and anyone else reading who might be curious): Grab a seemingly Mint State coin, contemplate the few seconds of physical handling they actually sustain in an average transaction, and then rub that coin between thumb and forefinger until it shows noticeable wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bet your fingers bleed first. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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