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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 2095013, member: 73489&quot;]<b>But how do we know this coin really isn&#039;t MS and never circulated, but took a beating in a bag ?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>The left foot, another high area, looks untouched.&nbsp; If this coin circulated, I wouldn&#039;t expect it to look so good.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, if Saints were stacked the left foot would not get wear since it would be up against a concave area on the reverse. However, the upper-torso of Liberty runs smack into high points on the Eagle.</p><p><br /></p><p>So....you would have a soft metal (gold) taking a beating in a bag even if they were carried only 1 time.....and if moved a few times, you multiply the damage....and if the coins are stacked for counting and less-movement reasons, then you have the friction/rub everyone is talking about with certain high-points getting more abuse than others (I&#039;m assuming the Saints were lined up obverse-to-reverse).</p><p><br /></p><p><b><u><span style="color: #b30000">Remember.....gold is soft.....nobody is using $20 Saints to make everyday purchases....the coin collectors of the day (The Rich) are paying guys like Izzy Switt to grab them straight from the press to preserve Proof or MS-70/69 quality...Saints are like $10,000 or $100,000 bills, they are being used to settle accounts between banks and/or global central banks.&nbsp; Nobody but a few dozen coin fanatics is obsessed with microscopically perfect coins (esp. once The Depression hits).</span></u></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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