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Message:: [QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 1964168, member: 112"]For modern issues this is the closest I ever had - [ATTACH=full]347170[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]347171[/ATTACH] No, not pure gold, but that's from 7 years in my pocket. Carried with a pocket knife and several other coins every single day. And as you can see, none of the issues you mentioned. I would grade it no better than low VF. And that is but 1 example, there were several that preceded that one. People have this idea about gold being so soft, but it isn't. Sure, it's soft as compared to other some other metals, but it is still a metal and not near as soft as most seem to think. And it is actually harder than some other metals. But to answer your question all you have to do is look at some old coins. Many European gold coins from the 13th through 16th centuries were made of pure gold. So to see how pure gold wears all you have to do is look at those coins. And if you do you will quickly see that the none of the issues you mentioned were worrisome. Sure you can find some examples with scratches and gouges and dents, but no more than often that you do with any other coin. I used to own quite a few of these old, pure gold coins, but I never bought one in lower than AU condition. So those wouldn't really be a good example to illustrate what you are asking about. But there are plenty out there that are, if you wish to take the time to look them up and see what I am talking about. You could also look up just about any ducat, every country there was in Europe issued ducats for centuries, and they were all (with very few exceptions) made from 98.6% pure gold. And you can easily find them in grades from F on up. And again, none of the issues you mentioned are prevalent.[/QUOTE]

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