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rayder Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 12:42 am In my collection I don't grade coins I know have been in circulation over 58. It seems that is the definition of coin grades 58 vs. MS. If I find coins in circulation can they still be MS? Should I be grading only on the quality of the coin regardless of it's history? Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 01:01 am It is possible to get coins straight from the Mint and issued by a bank directly into circulation. It follows that the coin would have not seen any circulation, and thus had not sustained any wear from the rigors of circulation. If a coin does not show any signs of circulation wear, it matters nothing, that it may have been taken out of circulation. A coin that has been graded, has a statement on a grading slab about it's condition, not about it's circulation history. If only the coin could speak for itself! Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 04:53 am MS starts at 60. You can find a MS coin in circulation. Quality not history. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15419 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 05:57 am Fully concur - I can obtain high MS coins in bank rolls of the current years mint production. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
basebal21 Bedrock of the Community 13014 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 09:55 am Quote: Should I be grading only on the quality of the coin regardless of it's history? Yes you should. Grading is all about the condition of the coin regardless of where it came from. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 10:09 am Well said. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4591 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 7:30 pm You have to remember that where is a continuum and that metal is relatively hard. So according a coin doesn't just pop out of the roll or bag and become instantly circulated... Nevertheless the finest details are not that robust and it doesn't take long for the signs of circulation to appear on the coin. So that's what you have to train your eye and train your mind to see... Once you know the very highest and most fragile points of a given coin series you'll learn to recognize wear. If you're playing with older coins you need to learn the difference between wear and a weak strike... It's a subtle thing but it will show as the higher points not evenly filled out versus the very highest points. For example on a Morgan dollar the highest point of the Eagle's breast feathers will show where as will the upper edge of the wing. A weak strike which you might see in say 1890s New Orleans coins, the whole of the breast is just indistinct. It's something you have to learn and learn by looking at lots of coins. -----Burton 50+ year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, EveryCountry (online) coin club Owned by three cats and a wife of 40+ years (joined 1983) Author: 3rd Edition of the Sample Slabs book, https://www.sampleslabs.info/ Report this Post to the Staff
rayder Valued Member United States 57 Posts	Posted 02/16/2019 9:32 pm You guys have helped me out so much in such a short time. Thank you very much. I'm off to PCGS to view their MS grading video. I still love a coins history though. Report this Post to the Staff
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