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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1736694, member: 29643&quot;]Given that the only &quot;post-1964&quot; 90% silver US coins are either commemorative or &quot;silver set&quot; issues, there shouldn&#039;t be wear on the modern coins. Speaking specifically to Morgan/Peace dollar issues, you have to also remember that many weren&#039;t in circulation for as long as their dates would seem to indicate. There are so many &quot;hoard&quot; examples of the coins that it wouldn&#039;t surprise me if some of the non-GSA coins were actually GSA auction coins that individuals chose to place into their Morgan albums or something similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you&#039;re talking about worn down coins (F8 or lower grades), then it&#039;s likely a result of the design elements of the coin, rather than the reasons you cited.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, remember, that you&#039;re probably not comparing dollars to dollars.</p><p><br /></p><p>Barber coinage wears down nearly flat, and that&#039;s across pretty much all denominations. Those coins pre-date the coins that you would call &quot;older days&quot; and deteriorate readily.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know what to say on the Walkers, other than they made a TON of the short set ones. The 1942 Walker (which is likely the date you keep seeing &quot;in general&quot;) had a whopping 47.8mm mintage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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