Pocket Peace at 4 years

UTTM07

Before:





After 1 year:





Here's the 2 year update:





3 year update:





4 year update:

Cgb

Very nice wear on that, Bravo!

pocketpiececommems

Do you carry it with your regular pocket change or do you carry it with other silver coins? Someone told me that clad with put more scratches on it.

UTTM07

New sharp edged clad really tears up silver in my experience, so I try to keep it to a minimum. I usually carry a WLH, SLQ, and sometimes a Stone Mountain with it, as well as change I get during the day, but I separate the change at the end of the day.

ricko

Nice wear... I am surprised the fingerprint on the reverse is still visible.. must be deeply etched (unless it is not a print).. Cheers, RickO

garsmith

Take it to the beach also, a litttle salt water and sand might help you get to MS-01 faster

fivecents

You have worn the eagles left shoulder down. Bravo for making a polished coin start to look original again. That is one coin that does not need a date to be holdered by PCGS. How low can it go?

SilverEagles92

It's getting there! A few more years and the hairlines will be gone

NHSBaseball

<< <i>It's getting there! A few more years and the hairlines will be gone >>



I was amazed at how much I had to wear down a bust half by carrying it with my change before the hairlines from a cleaning were even affected- I guess the fields are more protected and receive much less wear while carrying a coin as a pocket piece.

BTW, I think the Peace Dollar is wearing down nicely!

UTTM07

Thanks for the comments everybody. The fingerprint on the reverse is fresh from handling, probably wiped off by now.

And it really is amazing how slowly silver wears. I can tell it really starts to wear when I'm mowing the grass though. Goes to show you how much less dirt and grit is in our pockets today.

I'm not sure how long I'll keep carrying it. Maybe till the date is half gone, but I'm not sure if I could bear to leave it at home now!

tahoe98

don't try that stunt with a dollar bill!

UTTM07

2 year update in first post!

Over the last couple years this coin has been a long way with me. It's gone to Lake Placid, NY, Boston, MA, Saint Louis, MO, Pensacola and Tampa, FL, and Hilton Head, SC, and a lot of places in between. Shouldn't be too difficult to guess where I am!

UTTM07

3 year update. Can really tell the difference now. Coin is shiny but not polished like it was.

RWB

Hmmmm...if you take it out of your pocket for the next three years, will it go back to the original condition?

UTTM07

4 year update! Coin now matches my never polished control pieces. Might continue until the ding on the face is worn off, but that's a lot of metal.

scotty1419

How do you expect it to grade with all those hairlines?

Shamika

I really like this thread.

ProofArtworkonCircs

<<don't try that stunt with a dollar bill!>>

I tried carrying a Canadian George VI dollar in my wallet for several decades. It eventually fell apart. My brother-in-law was still eager to buy it though.