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Message:: [QUOTE="Kirkuleez, post: 2101166, member: 36864"]Perfectly legitimate question there. Friction is not always wear to me as I examine a coin. When I say that I have never seen a Saint without some sort of friction, I mean that there is always some sort of contact that has been made to the high points. This is the product of several factors that may have occurred over the life of the coin. I don't always see this as wear and would consider the coin as uncirculated. For me, I grade based on what I would consider a fair price for the coin, and not necessarily the true technical grade. I realize that this is somewhat of a contradiction, but I don't see grade the same way that a dealer may see it, for me, it's more about getting the best coin that I can for the money because it is a coin that I plan to keep. Let's face it, not all coins are going to grade MS-70, so there will likely be contact or friction on just about every coin ever minted. Saints are just more likely to show this contact as wear simply because of their large scale, softer metal content and the fact that most of them have a somewhat frosty appearance. This is not to say that they have ever made it into circulation, but is to say that they may appear to be an AU coin despite that fact. Technically these coins should be considered MS.[/QUOTE]