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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1013347, member: 19463&quot;]Observation based on my Mercury dimes pulled from circulation in the 1950&#039;s:&nbsp; Reeding disappears completely about the same time the wing on the helmet disappears completely.&nbsp; When the wing is half clear, the reeding is looking abused but still at least partly present.&nbsp; Does this match your coins?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I believe a lot of the ugliness in this thread is that some people consider a VF coin &#039;worn&#039; while others of us consider VF too nice a coin to have in our junk Barbers or Mercs.&nbsp;&nbsp; We think of &#039;worn&#039; as VG or worse.&nbsp; You guys can invest in any type silver you want but I hope you will think twice before actually melting anything before the current designs.&nbsp; During the silver bubble of the Hunt brothers era (1980 - when silver was in the $40&#039;s), I saw Athenian tetradrachms (mostly 3rd century BC trashy ones) in poor condition sold as melters.&nbsp; They weigh ~17g. and sell now for $50 to $200 in ugly shape.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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