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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 3293171, member: 24314&quot;]TypeCoin971793, posted: &quot;Putting a coin in a coin cabinet means that the coin had been put into circulation and was taken out of circulation. [<span style="color: #660066">YES IT DOES - the coin has probably circulated to get into your hand so you could put it into the cabinet</span>]&nbsp; But regardless, <i><span style="color: #b30000">it sure ain’t “mint-state” though.&quot;</span></i> </p><p><br /></p><p>IMO, 50% of this statement is <i><span style="color: #b30000">100% pure nonsense</span></i>.&nbsp; Type, you are the man.&nbsp; IMO, you are confusing a bunch of folks below your expertise.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Go buy a modern U.S. Mint Set (coins NEVER circulated and are Mint State).&nbsp; Open the package and carefully place the coins in a drawer you never open in a year.&nbsp; In several years, remove the coins that are circulated by your definition and circulated by anyone who does not know what you did yet the coins have remained in full Mint State condition (perhaps even NT).&nbsp; Do you see how silly this thread can get?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Grading is personal.&nbsp; If a person looks at a coin - no matter its history (known or unknown) and determines it is still in an original condition that is possible when it was made, the coin is considered to be Mint State.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The concepts involved with determining the condition of preservation of a coin are extremely simple.&nbsp; It is all of <b><span style="color: #b30000">us</span></b> know-it-alls and the TPGS&#039;s that make things complicated. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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