[PA Engineer]

Coming from those lacking understanding of the fact that when the time for those alternatives comes, the last thing on anybody’s mind will be the wear on a coin of known authenticity (which junk silver definitely is).

It has more to do with the weight of the coin. Less silver means less value. What part of less value is part of "lacking understanding?"

War nickels do not suffer that type of degradation.

[editor-surveyor]

Nickles have very little value in any condition.

Worn silver will exchange smoothly because everyone knows it is real. There are very few to whom the wear will matter, since no one will be intending to do anything but spend it anyway.
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