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Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 02/02/2007 9:59 pm Setting here looking at ebay and stacking junk silver quarter and found, wow. It takes 22 worn SLQs to make 20 Washington quarters. Guess you guys knew it, but it was a huge surprise to me. Jim Report this Post to the Staff

Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 02/02/2007 11:16 pm The washingtons were a bit higher relief than the SLQ's ,,I believe though that since 1873 the planchets would have started life Identical in size and weight. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 02/03/2007 9:08 pm Thx Metalman. Was the wear greater on the SLQs because of the design or just time? Jim Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 02/03/2007 10:29 pm every coins life is different,, but the overall design of the SLQ's was less likely to handle the circulation as well as the Washingtons ,, small narrow design details , the date was upset on a pedistal for the earlier coins and was eventually recessed to help keep it from wearing off so quick ,full fields with much of the design slightly raised from the lower fields the coin just did not wear well. washingtons on the other hand had the large central bust ,relatively design free fields,high rims with the date set in a protected area between rim and bust ,, they were just made to wear longer,, I guess even the mint learns some things sometimes. Metalman Report this Post to the Staff
Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 02/04/2007 9:49 pm Thx, guys. I will remember this, though, when looking at buying scrap silver. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 02/05/2007 12:15 am I would love to see some art work on coins like the standing Liberty Again. Awsome coin Report this Post to the Staff
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