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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Becky, post: 91971, member: 4423&quot;]Uncirculated and circulated are mint states. Think of it this way....the mint strikes a coin, sends it to a company to be put into rolls, who send it to your bank, who give it to Walmart. You buy something at Walmart and get these in change. So the coin has been in circulation, but it is in uncirculated(mint state) condition. You also got a nickel from 1952 in change, it will be in circulated condition, (worn). </p><p><br /></p><p>A mint set or proof coin is a whole different story. These coins were made by the U. S. Mint for collectors only. They are put in special packaging to protect them. Sometimes people spend them and you can find them in circulation, but this is rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>A slab is a piece of plastic from a grading company(PCGS, NGC, ANACS). They encapsulate a coin and put their opinion of the grade of that coin in the slab. If this is done by a reputable company, it will guarantee that the coin you are buying is real, and that the grade (the amount of circulation)is correct. Unfortunately, there are many who try to cheat you by slabbing coins that aren&#039;t what they say they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now show and tell....</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an uncirculated MS64 slabbed coin...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Becky7474/DSCN0547.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is a circulated raw coin.....</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/Becky7474/scan.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Buy the Red Book, keep learning, ask lots of questions. Don&#039;t buy anything until you buy the book. And then enjoy!! This can be an enjoyable and wonderful hobby, but remember, it is a hobby. :smile[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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