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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SilverSurfer, post: 1041056, member: 21603&quot;]I&#039;m starting to wonder if there isn&#039;t something more going on here.&nbsp; An ASE, which being more pure silver are softer than junk silver, being a silver-copper alloy.&nbsp; I&#039;ve taken two ASE and have been grinding the edges together making a gritting sound as the reeded edges pass over each other.&nbsp; So far, I&#039;ve been doing this for about 2 months, and I haven&#039;t noticed the ridges any smoother.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now, I&#039;ve seen a few Barber halves that have smooth edges.&nbsp; Recall, junk silver is harder than ASE, because it&#039;s an alloy.&nbsp; What gets me is, what do people have to do to these coins to get the edges smooth like that?&nbsp; I&#039;m starting to think that they were shaved on purpose.&nbsp; I only see this kind of worn edges on Barbers.&nbsp; Did people in the late 1800&#039;s grind these coins down to salvage the silver for another purpose, stopping only to preserve the integrity of the coin, so that they could still use it as currency?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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