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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;leothelion, post: 987165, member: 10198&quot;][FONT=&amp;quot]Hi everyone[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=&amp;quot]The following are two definitions from the glossary of the US Mint</p><p>[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=&amp;quot]</p><p>[/FONT]</p><p>[FONT=&amp;quot]The term &quot;uncirculated&quot; may have three different meanings when applied to a coin.[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp; <font face="Symbol">·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </font>[FONT=&amp;quot]First, it can refer to the particular manufacturing process by which a coin is made.[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp; <font face="Symbol">·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </font>[FONT=&amp;quot]Second, it can be used as a grade when referring to a coin&#039;s degree of preservation and quality of the strike.[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp; <font face="Symbol">·&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </font>[FONT=&amp;quot]Or third, &quot;uncirculated&quot; can point to the fact that a coin has not been used in everyday commerce.&nbsp; [/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp; [FONT=&amp;quot]At the United States Mint, we use the term uncirculated when referring to the special coining process used to make the coin, which gives it a satin finish.&nbsp; <b>Uncirculated coins are manufactured using the same process as circulating coins, but with quality enhancements such as slightly higher coining force, early strikes from dies, special cleaning after stamping, and special packaging.</b>&nbsp; Uncirculated coins may vary to some degree because of blemishes, toning, or slight imperfections.[/FONT]</p><p>&nbsp; <a href="http://www.usmint.gov/collectorsClub/index.cfm?action=glossary#uncirculated" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov/collectorsClub/index.cfm?action=glossary#uncirculated" rel="nofollow"><b>Uncirculated </b></a><b>. </b><b>Uncirculated coins are struck like circulating coins, but with higher force, newer </b><a href="http://www.usmint.gov/collectorsClub/index.cfm?action=glossary#Die" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov/collectorsClub/index.cfm?action=glossary#Die" rel="nofollow"><b>dies</b></a><b>, special cleaning after stamping, and </b><a href="http://www.usmint.gov/collectorsClub/index.cfm?action=glossary#Mylar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.usmint.gov/collectorsClub/index.cfm?action=glossary#Mylar" rel="nofollow"><b>Mylar</b></a><b>® packaging.</b> Uncirculated coins may vary to some degree because of blemishes, toning, or slight imperfections as described below.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>My question is, would it bother you to learn that both satin finish and circulating coins were struck from the same dies?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Regards, Leo[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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