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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7911600, member: 24314"]Mountain Man, posted: "I mentioned this because the scratches are NOT bag marks, which to me says the coin had seen circulation, thus an AU coin. Just my opinion, like the rest." </p><p><br /></p><p>Actually, any type of mark on a coin does not automatically indicate it is not Mint State. Mint State indicates <b><i>free from any trace of wear </i></b>[loss of original surface luster]. That would include even a hole in the coin because a hole, bagmarks, nicks etc. are not considered friction wear. While we know the coin left the mint before the hole was made (it circulated), it could still be full Mint State as struck but someone put a hole in to it. This is all basic grading class stuff BEFORE we get into the real world of market grading where your comments put you. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>PS many coins I receive in change during the day show no signs of actual circulation wear; and some, especially the red cents would grade higher than MS-66.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7911600, member: 24314"]Mountain Man, posted: "I mentioned this because the scratches are NOT bag marks, which to me says the coin had seen circulation, thus an AU coin. Just my opinion, like the rest." Actually, any type of mark on a coin does not automatically indicate it is not Mint State. Mint State indicates [B][I]free from any trace of wear [/I][/B][loss of original surface luster]. That would include even a hole in the coin because a hole, bagmarks, nicks etc. are not considered friction wear. While we know the coin left the mint before the hole was made (it circulated), it could still be full Mint State as struck but someone put a hole in to it. This is all basic grading class stuff BEFORE we get into the real world of market grading where your comments put you. ;) PS many coins I receive in change during the day show no signs of actual circulation wear; and some, especially the red cents would grade higher than MS-66.[/QUOTE]
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