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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jensenbay, post: 1825004, member: 27151&quot;]Determining wear on stainless steel coins is more difficult than with coins made of other metals.&nbsp; Stainless is much harder than most other coin alloys.&nbsp; I looked through what foreign coins I have around right now and found a few examples of coins made from stainless steel.&nbsp; I found a Mexico 10 and 50 centavos as well as a Bangladesh 50 poisha.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The &quot;high&quot; spots well not wear easily because of the hardness of the stainless.&nbsp; I think the best way to tell wear is by the &quot;shine&quot; or brightness of the surface.&nbsp; Over time, the stainless will wear some and stain (I know its called stainless but that is not always true).&nbsp; The scan below shows the raised areas of the 50 poisha are more dull than the rest of the coin.&nbsp; The 10 centavos coin is dull all over.&nbsp; The 50 centavos coins is bright all over.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I would rank the three: 10 centavos as most worn, the 50 poisha as less worn, and the 50 centavos least worn.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]300201[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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