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<p>[QUOTE="rick, post: 57174, member: 1235"]You know, I find these coins hard to grade... maybe because they are made from steel, and I don't know how resistant steel is to general circulation. The large gaps in grade value always makes me hesitate.</p><p> </p><p>Is it safe to assume that these steel coins resist common rub wear on the high relief points more than silver? I mean, silver is significantly softer, and I assume that is true even of 'coin silver', but I don't know how it stacks up against nickel clad.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rick, post: 57174, member: 1235"]You know, I find these coins hard to grade... maybe because they are made from steel, and I don't know how resistant steel is to general circulation. The large gaps in grade value always makes me hesitate. Is it safe to assume that these steel coins resist common rub wear on the high relief points more than silver? I mean, silver is significantly softer, and I assume that is true even of 'coin silver', but I don't know how it stacks up against nickel clad.[/QUOTE]
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