The circulation wear is definitely there! It's got a good shine for is age, but I'm not worried about value in the monetary sense. I need to differentiate what I'm looking at. I see a full band by way of the band going completely around the torch, and while faded...I can still define the line as in pic 3. Seeing these pics started out 10x clearer. Not meaning to sound crass, but dang every time I think I've found something interesting it turns up debunked. Sheesh! Lol