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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 816974, member: 13650"]I think 20% is on the high side. Especially for modern stuff. Coins today simply don't circulate that much or for that long anymore. A lot of stuff used to cost a nickel or a dime in the past. So they circulated that much more. Now everything starts at $1+ and nobody likes counting out exact change or carrying it.</p><p><br /></p><p> I'd say the average well circulated Mercury dime is 5 to 6% underweight from the metal that's been worn off. That's common. Some of the older coinage circulated a lot more and REALLY got worn down. That's why they have the AG grade. </p><p><br /></p><p> When you're talking about tenths and hundredths of a gram, and a coin has been worn flat, to the point where all that's left is the outline of the central design, that really shows up on the scale.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 816974, member: 13650"]I think 20% is on the high side. Especially for modern stuff. Coins today simply don't circulate that much or for that long anymore. A lot of stuff used to cost a nickel or a dime in the past. So they circulated that much more. Now everything starts at $1+ and nobody likes counting out exact change or carrying it. I'd say the average well circulated Mercury dime is 5 to 6% underweight from the metal that's been worn off. That's common. Some of the older coinage circulated a lot more and REALLY got worn down. That's why they have the AG grade. When you're talking about tenths and hundredths of a gram, and a coin has been worn flat, to the point where all that's left is the outline of the central design, that really shows up on the scale.[/QUOTE]
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