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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3723069, member: 10461"]"Uncirculated" is something of a misnomer. It merely means a coin with no wear. Plenty of Uncirculated coins technically <i>did</i> circulate- they just didn't do so long enough to receive any wear.</p><p><br /></p><p>This confusion is likely the main reason that the term "Mint State" has mostly superceded the older "Uncirculated" term with its inherent contradictions, but tradition keeps the older term around.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 3723069, member: 10461"]"Uncirculated" is something of a misnomer. It merely means a coin with no wear. Plenty of Uncirculated coins technically [I]did[/I] circulate- they just didn't do so long enough to receive any wear. This confusion is likely the main reason that the term "Mint State" has mostly superceded the older "Uncirculated" term with its inherent contradictions, but tradition keeps the older term around.[/QUOTE]
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