Brilliant Uncirculated: a "brand new" coin that is bright and flashy.
broadstrike: an error coin struck outside of its collar, resulting in an expanded planchet.
bronze: a reddish alloy of copper and a small amount of tin.
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU): Usually implies full mint lustre, in other words no toning or tarnish.
Brilliant Uncirculated
A generic term applied to any coin that has not been in circulation.
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brilliant uncirculated or BU - Term used to indicate a coin that still retains a lot of the original brilliance and luster and was withheld from circulation.
bronze - An alloy mixture of zinc, tin and copper. Copper being the principal metal.
Brilliant Uncirculated
A high quality, mint condition coin that has never been distributed for public use.
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Brilliant Uncirculated - Also called BU. A grade that usually denotes an Uncirculated coin full full mint lustre. See the grading page ...
Brilliant Uncirculated - A condition of grading. On copper and bronze coins it means bright and shiny just as they came from the mint.
BU: "Brilliant Uncirculated" coin grade with no signs of wear, it must also have never been circulated (also considered "mint state" or "uncirculated")
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BU / Brilliant Uncirculated
A grading term for a coin that has no trace of wear but still shows a number of contact marks, striking deficiencies or breaks in the luster. Equivalent to a numerical grade of Mint State 60-62 on the SHELDON SCALE.
Brilliant Uncirculated. Also referred to as FDC. Although struck with normal dies, a coin described as BU is almost prooflike in appearance, being perfectly sharp, absolutely flawless and showing no signs of wear or bag marks.
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Brilliant Uncirculated. Literally not circulated with full mint lustre. Refers to coins which are still in mint state condition, although factors such as strike and amount of surface imperfection may vary.
BU, RUB ...
"Brilliant Uncirculated" (illustrated above). Ex - Norweb - Stack's "Americana / Hain Family Part II" Sale, January 15-17, 2002, Lot 724, illustrated, sold for $414,000.00
National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution ...
BU (Brilliant Uncirculated)
The grade of a coin with no indication of wear, usually never exposed to circulation. Correlates to between 60 and 70 on the ANA 70 point grading scale. Same as Mint State (MS).
BU Roll ...
BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED ROLLS
All rolls are original bank wrapped or taken from BU bank or Federal Reserve bags and put in paper wrappers or plastic roll holders. They come as they were, with both nice coins and just average.
BU / Brilliant Uncirculated
A grading term for a coin that has no trace of wear and shows a number of contact marks, spotted surfaces or breaks in the luster. Equivalent to a numerical grade of Mint State 60 to 62 on the SHELDON SCALE.
BU: brilliant uncirculated, used to describe a coin in new condition.
Bullion: precious metals in the form of bars that are at least 99.5% pure.
MS-63 A Brilliant Uncirculated coin. Mint lustre may be impaired on portions of the design. Numerous small contact marks in groups. May have several detracting scuff marks.
BU - Brilliant Uncirculated, Best Uncirculated or Bright Uncirculated. It can also be described as UNC, Uncirulated or Mint State.
BU or B.U. - Brilliant Uncirculated
MS - Mint State, Uncirculated coins graded from 60-70
Pr. - Proof ...
Newly struck brilliant uncirculated coins leave the presses and accumulate into 44 gallon drums. These drums are manoevered through the mint facility by AGV's (automated guided vehicles) which make light work of coin handling.
BU - see Brilliant Uncirculated bag mark - Mark(s) on a coin that occurred during the production process. Come from coins bumping into each other when placed in bags at the mint.
MS/BU (Mint State/Brilliant Uncirculated) - some coins have a BU added to the uncirculated MS noting their brilliant shiny and luster. This designation does not have a numeric rating as it can be anywhere between MS-65-MS-70.
brilliant uncirculated - a descriptive term used to indicate an uncirculated coin that still retains a lot of the brilliant luster. Not a heavily toned coin. BU is used to abbreviate brilliant uncirculated.
BU (MS60?) Brilliant Uncirculated. Vague Grade. BV Bullion Value. The value of the coin is closely related to its metallic content (usually silver or gold). C Charlotte (North Carolina). Mintmark, 1838-61, gold coins only. C# (C1-C23?
BU Acronym for "Brilliant Uncirculated". A coin that has never been used as money or handled. In the elongated coin world, it is assumed that the term refers to a pre 1982 copper cent. See also the warning under Short Roll.
As a consequence, folks are naturally interested in knowing more about a coin that is of a vintage recent enough to potentially still be found in brilliant uncirculated rolls (which are of a date that can be found at very modest prices).
00 Brilliant Uncirculated. Perfect in every respect. Excessively rare. This is a rather "mysterious" great rarity.
o Check the blue book gold coin values and decide how much you're willing to accept for your Brilliant Uncirculated, Extremely Fine or Good US Gold Coin commemorative.
In the 1950s and 1960s, the term "Brilliant Uncirculated," abbreviated as BU, was used to describe Mint State coins, particularly those in the silver and copper series.
Nearly gone: a related two-coin anniversary set with brilliant uncirculated one-ounce silver and gold Eagles. It looks to be on the verge of selling out, 14,783 sold as of Sept. 4 out of a maximum of 20,000 sets.
BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED - No traces of wear, and an obviously blemished surface.
ABOUT UNCIRCULATED - There are small traces of wear visible on the highest points of the coin.
EXTREMELY FINE - There is light wear on most of the high points of the coin.
Listed was a brilliant uncirculated 1797 Half Dollar, priced at $15,000. I immediately wondered if this could be one of the Abraham Hepner specimens. At the next meeting of the Rochester Numismatic Association, I asked Mr.
BU stands for Brilliant Uncirculated. This term is used less frequently now that the Sheldon scale of numerical grading has come into vogue.
BU Brilliant Uncirculated. A standard coin term describing the condition of a coin in the condition that it leaves the mint. Since few if any bullion coins circulate, most bullion coins are in BU (or better) condition. See also Proof, Proof-Like.
Gem BU - Synonym for Gem Brilliant Uncirculated.
German silver - An alloy of copper, nickel and zinc but no silver. Also called American silver, Feuchtwanger's composition, nickel silver.
This is represented by a Letter designation such as F or Fine, EF or Extra Fine, AU for Almost Uncirculated, BU or Brilliant Uncirculated, CU for Choice Uncirculated.
Gem BU Short for Gem Brilliant Uncirculated.
Gem Unc Short for Gem Uncirculated.
Gem Uncirculated The adjectival equivalent of Mint State 65 or 66.
1911 INDIAN HEAD GOLD EAGLE $10 BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED
1911 D $10 INDIAN HEAD EAGLE ++NR++
USA 1915 Gold Eagle $10 Coin Indian head XF No Reserve ...
To the inexperienced coin buyer a whizzed coin may appear to be Brilliant Uncirculated and not really an artificially processed, circulated specimen.
Now, a numismatic fairy tale.
In addition to the standard coins, BU (Brilliant Uncirculated) versions are available.
Term to indicate a coin or numismatic item that has never been in circulation, a coin without wear. See 'Brilliant Uncirculated,' 'Mint State,' and 'new.'
underbidder ...
Almost Good (AG) Good (G) Very Good (VG) Almost Fine (AF) Fine (F) Very Fine (VF) Extremely Fine (EF) Uncirculated (UNC) Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) Proof (Actually a minting process, rather than a grade)
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A piece in new condition as issued by the mint. If it retains its original luster, it can be called 'Brilliant Uncirculated.' ...
The Bombay soverigns bear the mint mark `I' and were struck from August 15, 1918 to April 22, 1919. This is the only example of British gold Sovereign being struck at Indian mint. The brilliant uncirculated coin of this type is shown below.
Common grade terms, from worst to best, are About Good (AG), Good (G), Very Good (VG), Fine (F), Very Fine (VF), Extra/Extremely Fine (EF), Almost Uncirculated (AU), Uncirculated (UNC), and Brilliant Uncirculated (BU).
Sometimes a coin with faults can be so much more interesting than the Brilliant Uncirculated ones. This coin lived a hard life not inconsistent with that of the man whose portrait it bears. Some coins have all the luck.
In the early 1970s Bowers and Ruddy Galleries used the silly term "Brilliant Uncirculated, light rub" in their advertisements to describe such "super sliders". I know. I was there and had to type it. See Bow-Wow, nice.
 See also: Brilliant, Uncirculated, Circulated, Coin, Mint
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