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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2292826, member: 24314&quot;]SuperDave, I will happily take your bait as it is a good bet that you know more than I.&nbsp; I&#039;ll also bet you&#039;ll agree with what I write!&nbsp; Here is the short version of my answer:</p><p><br /></p><p>Uncirculated has become a very confusing term.&nbsp; Long ago it implied/described a coin that had the appearance of a newly minted, original piece with no trace of wear.&nbsp; &quot;Mint State&quot; would have been a better choice for numismatics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s be honest, when I hold a coin with no trace of wear or even an AU that has been market graded as some Mint State condition (60 on up), I have no clue as to where that coin has been or what has happened to it unless there is some form of physical evidence such as a hole...LOL.&nbsp; I have pulled a FLAWLESS type three gold dollar from a pile of junk, dirt, corroded iron, and debris from a lady&#039;s old rotten&nbsp; change purse.&nbsp; That coin circulated.&nbsp; As soon as I pulled it out, it became Uncirculated!</p><p><br /></p><p>It does not matter that the coin with the counting wheel mark also circulated.&nbsp; The TPGS determined that its surface condition met the standards for an MS coin.&nbsp; Then they described the problem.&nbsp; If I remember, the original post said the side of the coin w/o the damage looked nice. </p><p><br /></p><p>PS Do you know what So much Huh?? means?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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