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Originally Posted by GDJMSP Keep reading eddie, there's been plenty of posts made on what defines uncirculated from circulated. |
Why not just ask the "experts"...
Uncirculated
Term to indicate a coin or numismatic item that has
NEVER been in circulation, a coin WITHOUT WEAR. See “Brilliant Uncirculated,” “Mint State,” and “new.”
Brilliant Uncirculated
A generic term applied to any coin that has
NOT been in circulation. It often is applied to coins with little "brilliance" left, which properly should be described as simply Uncirculated.
Mint State
The term corresponding to the numerical grades MS-60 through MS-70, used to denote a business strike coin that
NEVER has been in circulation. A Mint State coin can range from one that is covered with marks (MS-60) to a flawless example (MS-70).
new
A term for a coin that
NEVER has been in circulation.
About Uncirculated
The grades AU50, 53, 55, and 58. A coin that on first glance
appears Uncirculated but upon closer inspection has slight FRICTION OR RUB.
And, not to say PCGS doesn't know what they're talking about, just that circulated and uncirculated are considered "terms of art," thesedays, rather than literal expressions, meaning, as a practical matter, the absence of wear that can't be attributed to an absence of detail in a so-called weak strike. And they're the experts and as such presumably they know the high points to examine to determine that. So, again, happy hunting...
