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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2094998, member: 73489&quot;]<span style="color: #0000ff"><b>You know....if we got a metallurgist to comment, I bet he can tell us how many microns of abrasion we are seeing when we see &#039;high point wear&#039; and what amount of movement within a bag or contact with human hands or banging around a pocket with other coins, a pocket watch, maybe a knife or a comb....and then maybe jumping around a few cash registers....is necessary before we see the wears we are referencing.</b></span></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Keep this in mind with $20 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles:</b>&nbsp; they really weren&#039;t use that much for everyday commerce, a $20 gold coin wasn&#039;t practical for the masses.&nbsp; It was mostly used to settle inter-bank accounting and foreign bank gold demands.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside from wealthy areas like Manhattan or tony parts of Philly near the mint, I venture that Saints were used to make everday purchases about as often as a $100 bill.&nbsp; Maybe even a $1,000 bill.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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