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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 7848455, member: 112&quot;]You&#039;re right, it is in the definition of circulated. Conversely it is also in the definition of uncirculated. For example, a coin can be in actual circulation, taken directly from a change drawer in the grocery store, then submitted for grading - and the coin comes back graded as MS, or uncirculated if you prefer. And correctly graded. The reason for that is because the coin had no wear on it. </p><p><br /></p><p>In other words being in actual circulation doesn&#039;t have anything to do with what the coin grades. The grade is determined by contact marks, hairlines, luster, eye appeal, and whether or not the coin has any wear on it. And, for all those same reasons a coin can also be in MS/Uncirculated condition, in actual circulation, and then get scratched, thus rendering it a problem coin. That is why, and how, a coin can be designated as a problem coin and Unc.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It is decided because there are easily recognizable ways to tell damage from things that are not damage. As an example, when one knows how it is easy to tell the difference between die polish lines, things that are not a problem, and hairlines or scratches, things that are or can be a problem - depending upon severity of course.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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