Uncirculated coin: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
An '''Uncirculated coin''' can refer to |
An '''Uncirculated coin''' can refer to three things: |
||
* A coin that is not released to the public (ie not supposed to be used for money[although it has an actual value]) but is available through the [[U.S. Mint]] at the [http://www.usmint.gov US Mint website] (if you live in the U.S. Otherwise at your country's mint website) or through your local [[numismatic]] (near you). Most uncirculated coins of this type are either [[commemorative_coin|commemorative coins]]; gold, silver, or platinum [[bullion_coins|bullion coins]](see picture below); actual uncirculated rolls or bags of coins(see next bullet and picture below); special coinage sets; or [[proof_coinage|proof sets]](see pictures below). |
* A coin that is not released to the public (ie not supposed to be used for money[although it has an actual value]) but is available through the [[U.S. Mint]] at the [http://www.usmint.gov US Mint website] (if you live in the U.S. Otherwise at your country's mint website) or through your local [[numismatic]] (near you). Most uncirculated coins of this type are either [[commemorative_coin|commemorative coins]]; gold, silver, or platinum [[bullion_coins|bullion coins]](see picture below); actual uncirculated rolls or bags of coins(see next bullet and picture below); special coinage sets; or [[proof_coinage|proof sets]](see pictures below). |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
* A coin that is in a very good condition ([[coin grading|MS 60+]]) |
* A coin that is in a very good condition ([[coin grading|MS 60+]]) |
||
* The process by which a coin is made. The U.S. Mint uses this definition, since uncirculated coins are made in a different way than those released to the general public. |
|||
[[Image:Gold_Bullion.JPG|A U.S. 1oz. proof gold bullion coin]] |
[[Image:Gold_Bullion.JPG|A U.S. 1oz. proof gold bullion coin]] |
||
Revision as of 23:38, 2 March 2007
An Uncirculated coin can refer to three things:
- A coin that is not released to the public (ie not supposed to be used for money[although it has an actual value]) but is available through the U.S. Mint at the US Mint website (if you live in the U.S. Otherwise at your country's mint website) or through your local numismatic (near you). Most uncirculated coins of this type are either commemorative coins; gold, silver, or platinum bullion coins(see picture below); actual uncirculated rolls or bags of coins(see next bullet and picture below); special coinage sets; or proof sets(see pictures below).
- A coin that is in a very good condition (MS 60+)
- The process by which a coin is made. The U.S. Mint uses this definition, since uncirculated coins are made in a different way than those released to the general public.
