Help Grading And A 1999 Lincoln Cent

I consider circulation/circulated as a process and MS as a grade. Who else thinks this way?
John1

Okay, I get the reasoning behind calling a coin circulated if one found it in a roll -- if it's ever been outside of a mint-sealed container, you could say that. But as far as grading goes, the term uncirculated has to do with wear, not with its travels. I mean, how could any coin truly be considered properly graded as uncirculated if a person had to handle the coin to grade it? Are only special types of careful handling acceptable? It seems like an awfully thin line, if so.

Here is a screenshot I took with my phone from the PCGS Coin Facts app. I knew I'd seen reference to pulling MS coins from circulation somewhere in there. I'm sure there are more, but this was the first one I came across.