Choice Uncirculated An Uncirculated coin grading MS-63 or MS-64.
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Choice Uncirculated (MS-65) - An above average Uncirculated coin which may be brilliant or lightly toned and has very few contact marks on the surface or rim.
Choice Uncirculated: equal to Mint State 63 on a scale of 1 to 70.
chopmark: the small mark punched onto coins (usually Trade Dollars) by Asian merchants who "certified" the coins authenticity and value.
Choice Uncirculated - An Uncirculated coin in grade MS-63 or MS-64.
Chop mark - A symbol added to money by someone other than the government which issued it to indicate authenticity. Commonly found on U.S. Trade Dollars.
Choice Uncirculated - A grade sometimes used to refer to an Uncirculated coin that's slightly better than most, ie with fewer bag marks and strongly struck.
Choice Uncirculated
An Uncirculated coin grading MS-63 or MS-64.
Chon
The fractional currency unit in North Korea; there are 100 chon to the won.
Choice Uncirculated (Mint State-63)
Many issues from the Charlotte Mint are either unknown or unique in Mint State-63 and even those which are sometimes available (such as the 1851-C and 1852-C gold dollars and the 1847-C quarter eagle) are very ...
Choice Uncirculated - A grade. A coin is Uncirculated if it has never been in circulation and is without wear.
CHU = Choice Uncirculated
SILVER COINS :Still fairly well struck but small details of the design, especially on the high points, may not be fully formed. Lack of such detail must not be confused with wear.
Choice Uncirculated
An Uncirculated coin in grade MS-63 or MS-64.
Circulated
A term applied to a coin that has wear, ranging from slight rubbing to heavy wear.
Choice Uncirculated 1856 $2.50
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193 1856 MS-64. Intense cartwheel lustre present on satiny rose-gold surfaces. An outstanding representative example of the grade and type.
choice Uncirculated, choice Very Fine, etc. Used to describe an especially attractive example of a particular grade. Choice Unc Short for Choice Uncirculated. Choice Uncirculated An Uncirculated coin grading MS-64.
Grading at this superior level has become more complex in recent years with distinctions being made in many catalogs between (from highest to lowest state of preservation) - FDC, GEM Uncirculated and Choice Uncirculated.
CHOICE UNCIRCULATED - No traces of wear, but will have minor blemishes that will detract from the coin's overall appearance.
BRILLIANT UNCIRCULATED - No traces of wear, and an obviously blemished surface.
I have only ever seen a few choice Uncirculated 1858-S dollars, and I doubt if more than a couple dozen exist in all of numismatics.
Recently at a coin show I saw a nice Australian 1954 6d in uncirculated to choice uncirculated condition. Dealer wanted $30 for it.
Dealers and collectors focus on choice uncirculated coins. They are best described as bright, new, never circulated coins. The top image is an example of an uncirculated, attractive and highly collectible nickel.
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1854 Braided Hair Half Cent CHOICE UNCIRCULATED
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1808 DRAPED BUST HALF CENT STEMS TOUGH DATE ERROR(EP) ...
1861, Silver Three Cents, Choice Uncirculated, (ANACS MS-63), White! $315.00
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Choice Uncirculated (Choice Unc or Choice BU)
Gem Brilliant Uncirculated (Gem BU)
The last 3 grades in this list are approximately equivalent overall, but they may have held a higher or lower meaning to a particular dealer or auction firm.
Choice uncirculated is considered to be MS65 grade. Coins gathered from the bank or change are likely to be in the MS60 to MS65 range.
The 1794 half dime is a scarce coin in any grade. In mint state, it is very rare, although a group of a dozen or so extremely choice uncirculated pieces exist from a hoard found and dispersed around 1880.
The grand prize was a historic framed photograph of the Carson City Mint building from 1875, paired with an 1878 "CC" uncirculated Morgan Silver Dollar in a custom Nevada-shaped holder and an 1882 "CC" choice uncirculated Morgan Silver Dollar and ...
Because adjectival grading is somewhat ambiguous, a numerical grading system is employed today to reduce some of the subjectivity inherent in adjectival grading. Examples of adjectival grading terms are Good, Fine, Uncirculated, Choice Uncirculated, ...
1986 issue of The Coin Dealer Newsletter, a Mint State (MS) 1880-S silver dollar graded at level 60 (or "MS-60") went for $39; grade MS-63, $80; MS-64, $225; and MS-65, an astounding $500. As you can see, the price of the choice uncirculated MS-65 ...
 See also: Circulated, Uncirculated, Choice, Choice Unc, Coin
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