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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1012524, member: 19463&quot;]How does a 2002 non-circulating coin get that much wear without being a pocket piece which should pick up scratches and dings not showing in that photo?&nbsp; Is that the way worn Eagles look?&nbsp; Are there a lot of them out there?&nbsp; Does the mint produce any flat strikes that look that bad when they leave the mint? </p><p><br /></p><p>In my US collecting phase which ended in the early 1960&#039;s I saved three seated dimes out of circulation.&nbsp; The most worn is an 1875 that now weighs exactly 2.00g (down .49 from theory.&nbsp; That is about 20% and the coin still has a good date.&nbsp; I recall in the day not pulling dateless ones out of circulation so I can&#039;t weigh them.&nbsp; I would think that actually melting such coins would be a bit stupid.&nbsp; If you are buying by face and selling by weight, you lose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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