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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2442232, member: 112&quot;]Right. The word abrasion has a distinct and quite clear &amp; simple definition - an abrasion is a scrape. An abrasion is not a scratch, it not a contact mark, hit, or ding, not a gouge, and it is not wear.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, it&#039;s pretty simple. Wear has a very distinct look. When wear is light it is seen as a break in the luster. When wear is more severe than light, but not yet heavy, it is seen as a smooth spot, sometimes even showing flatness, and there is no luster in that spot. When wear is heavy it is smooth and flat, and there is no luster in that area.</p><p><br /></p><p>And yes there are different kinds of abrasions. The way they look is determined by whatever made that abrasion. If the surface of the abrading object is rough, then the abrasion will be rough. If smooth then it will be smooth. And abrasions are typically small in size, but they can be larger, and they can occur anywhere on the coin. And they typically only occur as a result of a single contact with the abrading object.</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, if a coin is repeatedly abraded in the same spot or area, an abrasion can become wear as a result of that repeated contact. (At that point the abrasion ceases to be an abrasion.) But if and when it does it has a very distinct and different look than an abrasion caused by a single contact. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Again it&#039;s simple, different kinds of wear cannot be distinguished from one another. There is absolutely no difference between the wear a coin receives from being in circulation and the wear a coin receives from rubbing against other coins in a roll, an album, a coin cabinet, etc etc. Wear is wear, regardless of its cause.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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