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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;raider34, post: 1097111, member: 16402&quot;]You can tell by learning how to grade coins. It&#039;s not&nbsp; about where you found the coin, but the characteristics of that coin.&nbsp; The best way to learn how to grade coins is by reading books on coin&nbsp; grading, and viewing graded coins. By reading the books and viewing&nbsp; graded coins, you&#039;ll begin to recognize the differences between MS vs AU&nbsp; and VF vs XF. It&#039;s just like practice with anything else, the more&nbsp; things you read (on grading) and the more coins you view, the easier&nbsp; (and accurate) it will be for you to grade raw coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>And to answer your other question. Yes, it is possible to find MS coins in circulation. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you haven&#039;t done so already, I would suggest getting a copy of the&nbsp; ANA Grading Standards, and also signing up with Heritage (for viewing&nbsp; graded coins).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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