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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Endeavor, post: 1990624, member: 60292&quot;]Not going to say anyone is wrong, but it&#039;s difficult to dispute that the US Mint describing them as uncirculated means they consider them in the circulation strike class. What greater authority is there than the US Mint (who also happens to be the maker of these coins)??? Now you can choose to set your own criteria for what is circulation strike or non-circulation strike, but when the general process is the same as circulation strike, I personally consider it circulation strike. Yea maybe the pressure is a little different and what not, but the difference is offset by the difference in metal hardness - which is the purpose behind different pressure to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the handling... I consider it just that, handling. So long as nothing is being applied to the coin itself I don&#039;t view it as having anything to do with the strike or the minting process. The handling may have been more cautious, but as previously stated, they were to be sold to collectors. I also don&#039;t consider the intended buyers of the coins as having an affect on the actual strike type.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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