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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;eddiespin, post: 2095831, member: 4920&quot;]One must differentiate luster breaks due to coin-to-coin contact in Mint bags from wear. One observes the former the most prominently in the larger precious metal alloyed series, such as the Morgan Silver Dollars series. PCGS makes a big deal of same in their grading standards, but it&#039;s not as complex as the TPG would have one believe. It&#039;s most certainly not wear, or, a deterioration of the design, but luster breaks due to coin-to-coin contact in Mint bags. Go over to <a href="http://coins.ha.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/</a>, punch in virtually any Morgan Silver Dollar, and observe these luster breaks for yourself. What you&#039;ll be observing is exactly what&#039;s happening on the high points on these Saints. The greater the precious metal content, i.e., the &quot;softer&quot; the coin, the greater the likelihood of the afflictions, which, again, aren&#039;t wear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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