From UNC to VF .....metal LOSS ~ or~ metal MOVEMENT?

ambro51

What's your opinion?

MrLee

lordmarcovan

<< <i>What's your opinion? >>

My opinion is, you probably forgot the link, or the picture(s).

But you're probably editing as I type this, so I'll look again.

keyman64

I can speak about silver and gold...metal loss YES. For Platinum it would mostly be metal movement if we had platinum coins.

I do not know much about Clad Stuff, Nickel Stuff, Copper Stuff etc.

BXBOY143

adamlaneus

both

more loss than movement

loss is movement

keyman64

<< <i>both

more loss than movement

loss is movement >>

But there can be movement without loss! Platinum jewelery is a good example.

rec78

The metal is lost -Just weigh any Bu coin and any circulated coin and you will see that the BU coin weighs more-this is only common sense. Yes there is metal movement also-It moves off the coin.
If you plan to buy any silver coins for bullion investment - Buy BU rolls instead of circ. coins. Dealer are now starting to subtract $ from the value if you go to sell them coins and they are worn such as ag barber coins -where a lot of the silver content has been worn away. This can add up to a lot of money if you have a lot of face value.-- Bob

notwilight

<< <i>both

more loss than movement

loss is movement >>



If all loss is movement, and some movement isn't loss, then by definition there is more movement than loss...

However, if we only consider movement to be movement without loss, then i'd say there is more movement than loss. Soft ductile metals like silver and copper tend to deform more than wear.

--Jerry

PerryHall

When a coin loses its design under long circulation, there is both metal loss from abrasion and metal movement from burnishing when it rubs against other coins.

llafoe

Metal loss is caused when coins start taking Hydroxycut... Metal movement is caused after a coin takes Exlax.

ambro51

An interesting question....and one that Tony Carlotto explored in his Vermont Copper book.

Ill post his results later today....having taken a large group of federal large cents in AG and weighing them. You WILL be surprised!

Im altering the the question a little here...and not taking extreme wear into account, but rather moderate wearl.