Question On Roll Hunting

The second its touched with human hands means its cerculated

WOW! This is a pretty debatable topic. I also believe that BU, AU, and Circ. all are rough various grades that you would give a coin at first glance. I think a lot of people analyze the terms too deeply. If you think BU hasn't ever changed hands, then you probably think AU (Almost Uncirculated) Would mean that the mint almost didn't send the coin to the bank, in which it was put into circulation. But that is my opinion on this by just my short 3 month dabble in numismatics. Keep this debate going. I like to hear other peoples views on this!

I see your point ceaton but BU stands for Brilliant Uncirculated no matter how you spell it. it's all relative and can be argued for days. but if you put one up on the bay as BU and someone with a bit of knowledge won it what will you do with that red dot? it's not all about ebay though it is wrong to tell someone either new or trained that you have something that is BU and they believe you and buy it weather they know the difference or not the guy they sale it to may know then you started a whole can of worms that an untrained buyer never saw coming. I will mark them as I see them and sleep very well at night.
come on guys there has got to be a better argument for this than what has been said 20 or more times on this post alone.
and yes ceaton circulated can never be BU again.
Gary

Thanks Gary!

MS-60 stands for Uncirculated. or missing mint luster and can have a few very minute bag marks.
BU is actualy a word used by the seller (mostly)

watch the mint in production of the coins they ding rub down a METAL shut.then the line coin checker rubs his hand threw all the coins and pick out one to look at quality check.then the tub is moved out and a new is put in its place.and when these coins go down the shut there is more than one so now they are hitting each other.even the mint sets HAVE DING COINS.
then when the coins are put into rolls they are touch again to spread them into the counter and roll making machine.

in all BU is a state of LOOKS!

if you want the top grade of coin then look at the PROOF sets.they wear gloves and do them one at a time.

i talk to much!

I'm no expert. Call me silly; to me, 'uncirculated' is uncirculated. Someone proposed that a coin that's been in 15 different pockets qualifies as "uncirculated." In an extreme circumstance, like each of the 15 stood around and passed to one another with gloved hands and put it into a clean pocket, I suppose that's plausible. Then again, taking a cameo coin from a holder and burying it in the ground means it's uncirculated, too.

I would presume a BU coin would always remain a BU coin subject only to toning. Corrosives, like fingerprints and anything else (except causes of natural toning) that would affect it's brilliance mean that eventually it wont be "brilliant" per se.