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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3694703, member: 19463&quot;]I wonder if the coins we have are mostly from &#039;bank vaults&#039; where large numbers of coins were stored like bullion rather than pulled from circulation.&nbsp; If this is the case, we might expect fewer worn coins with the lower grade ones being more from weak striking than from wear.&nbsp; These large coins represented a lot of money and would be little used by the man on the street.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Do you see a lot of these in well worn shape even in the low end market?&nbsp; I don&#039;t.&nbsp; Unlike most collectors, I would be happy to have circulated coins. I bought this &#039;only fine&#039; but believe it was lacking derail on the high spots when made rather than losing that detail through use.&nbsp; Mint state coins are more common than ones like this even from the bottom feeder dealers I frequent.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]990184[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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