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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1736336, member: 112&quot;]I would ask you exactly what modern silver coins you are talking about since the last silver coins ever to see circulation were made in 1964. So a Walker or a Peace dollar, in particular, is not that much older than the Frankies, silver Kennedy halves, or silver quarters and dimes. The composition is exactly the same on all of the them, the relief is basically the same on all of them, so I see no way one could show wear any more than any other.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for oxidation or toning as it is more commonly known, that is the same as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if you are comparing these older circulation coins to say ASE&#039;s, then yes, the ASE&#039;s will tone more readily because they are pure silver instead of an alloy. And they could, or would, show wear more readily (if they circulated, which they don&#039;t) because the pure silver is softer than the alloy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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