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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Co1ns, post: 2756639, member: 87765&quot;]&quot;</p><ol> <li>The term <b>uncirculated coin</b> can refer to three things:<ul> <li>A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin" rel="nofollow">coin</a> that is released to the public but not intended for general circulation (i.e. not used for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money" rel="nofollow">money</a> although it has an actual value) but is available through a mint or through a local <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatic" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numismatic" rel="nofollow">coin dealer</a>. Most Uncirculated coins of this type are either <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_coin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commemorative_coin" rel="nofollow">commemorative coins</a> made of gold, silver, or platinum <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullion_coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullion_coins" rel="nofollow">bullion coins</a> (see picture below); actual uncirculated rolls or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bags_of_coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bags_of_coins" rel="nofollow">bags of coins</a> (see next bullet and picture below); special coinage sets; or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_coinage" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_coinage" rel="nofollow">proof sets</a> (see pictures below).</li> </ul><ul> <li>A coin that has been <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_grading" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_grading" rel="nofollow">officially graded</a> as in &quot;Mint State 60+&quot;;</li> <li>The process by which a coin is made. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Mint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Mint" rel="nofollow">U.S. Mint</a> uses this definition for the uncirculated coins that it sells. For uncirculated coins, adjustments to the minting process are made which result in a more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satin" rel="nofollow">satin</a>-like finish. These include using a higher force during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coining_%28mint%29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coining_%28mint%29" rel="nofollow">coining</a>, the use of fresh <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_die" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coin_die" rel="nofollow">dies</a>, and special cleaning.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncirculated_coin#cite_note-1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncirculated_coin#cite_note-1" rel="nofollow">[1]</a></li> </ul><font size="5"><b>References</b></font><br /> U.S. Mint. <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/collectors_corner/index.cfm?action=Grading#Uncirculated" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/collectors_corner/index.cfm?action=Grading#Uncirculated" rel="nofollow">&quot;The United States Mint - The ANA Coin Grading Scale&quot;</a>. Retrieved 18 October 2012.</li> </ol><p>&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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