Pocket Pieces

YoungNumismatist, why not both I believe those coins are roughly the same size and composition. Personally, I think the best pocket piece is a large 34mm+ silver or nickel coin. But any coin(s) may work. I hope it helps!

Thanks!

here's mine after being inspired, a city of rome commemorative, 4th century. the twins with wolf side is great, that gash on the obverse...yikes. still a cool conversation piece, and if I loose it....no biggie.

thanks 67, only had it in my pocket 2 days! ran into an old friend who thought it was super cool so I just gave it to her. she will give it a good home and appreciate it more than I do I think.

How long does a pocket piece take to get really worn?

I have a few pocket pieces and I've found that
Nickel wears slower than cupronickel then brass then bronze then copper then silver then gold
Thus, I would say if you kept 5-6 coins in your pocket and you lead a relatively active lifestyle It would take 5-7 years for a nickel or cupronickel coin, 3-5 years for a brass, bronze or copper coin, 1-3 years for a silver coin, 1-2 years for a gold coin. However it takes much longer for most people because they keep their pocket piece in a pocket without anything else. Thus its not unusual for it to take 30-40 years as well. It really depends, my 1993 sterling silver canadian dollar is VF after only 4months, but my cupronickel 1978 Eisenhower dollar took a year to get to VF. Also, proof coins take longer to wear as well because they were struck with a much higher force. Relief matters as well, A pre 92 Kennedy half, Washington quarter, or Roosevelt dime is going to take longer than their 2013 counterparts. 'Tis a science really, I don't know why I've been studying it but it really fascinates me.