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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 129905, member: 66&quot;]And you never will. What makes you think the workers at the mint are wearing gloves? The coins the dealers get from the mint could very welll have been handled with ungloved hands (and since it is possible to find them with fingerprints you know that such a guarantee is impossible. Sometimes even proofs stilll in their capsules and direct from the mint can be found with fingerprints.) Mint condition or Mint State has nothing to do with whether or not the coins have been touched. It has to do with whether or not the coins show wear. I can put on gloves and then slide one around for awhile on the countertop. It would show wear and scratches but would still be &quot;untouched by ungloved human hands&quot;, but I doubt you would still call it mint condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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