Roosevelt dimes - Bu or MS???

joann

Are roosevelt dimes marked BU equal to MS60???

Thanks! I'm still learning. Have a long way to go yet.

JoAnn

Russ

<< <i>Are roosevelt dimes marked BU equal to MS60??? >>



They would be at least MS60 assuming an honest dealer who knows how to grade.

Russ, NCNE

nwcs

Welcome to the board! No, the 2 aren't the same. BU literally means brilliant uncirculated, but people have applied that term so broadly and loosely it has little meaning. MS-60 is the lowest and worst condition a coin that never entered circulation can have. MS means mint state and refers to the state of a coin that has not been circulated. 60 is the worst, 70 is perfect.

You should be able to get raw (non certified) roosevelts in MS-65 condition for around $2 each.

bearcave

BU='bout uncirculated?

MS=Mint State

Myself I think BU is over hyped. I have several coins graded AU (about uncirculated) but none have the BU on the labels.

Rampage

<< <i>BU='bout uncirculated?

MS=Mint State

Myself I think BU is over hyped. I have several coins graded AU (about uncirculated) but none have the BU on the labels. >>



Bearcave-

BU means brilliant uncirculated

FC57Coins

BU coins generally are a descriptor for anything AU55 to MS62, in other words, with common coins it's the stuff that's nice, but not that nice, and not worth the hassle of having graded - as some of the guys above mentioned, unscrupulous dealers may call slightly circulated, or "slider" coins Brilliant Uncirculated. To be certain that you have an uncirculated coin you have to have a trained eye for the particular series that you're looking at, and or get a certified coin. With Roosies generally you see a break in the frost on the head and or on the torch area. Also I've noticed that with lightly circulated Roosies, the color of the coin tends to get dulled out.

Welcome to the boards!

Frank

bearcave

<< <i>Bearcave-

BU means brilliant uncirculated >>



To me it always meant 'bout uncirculated.

Never seen very many "Brilliant" with that description.

nwcs

Reminds me of one of my first lessons in coins I got back when I was 15. When I was looking at some XF-AU war nickels at a dealer table at a show, he proudly told my brother and I that all we had to do was shine them up and they'll be BU.

bearcave

<< <i>Reminds me of one of my first lessons in coins I got back when I was 15. When I was looking at some XF-AU war nickels at a dealer table at a show, he proudly told my brother and I that all we had to do was shine them up and they'll be BU. >>



Yea, when I first really got into collecting I got my chain pulled the same way. "This is the best BU coin you will ever see"

Sent it to PCGS and it came back AU 55. What happened to the BU?

JohnZ

BU = PQ in dealerspeak.

bearcave

This PQ thing is a new one on me since I got back into collecting. Heard here or somewhere it is "Premium Quality"???

What happened, did they wear out BU?

Conder101

<< <i>Myself I think BU is over hyped. I have several coins graded AU (about uncirculated) but none have the BU on the labels. >>



Here's one!

bearcave

Well I guess you learn something new everyday! I was doing a play on words in an earlier thread, guess I can start calling all my coins Brilliant Uncirculated now and not be stretching the truth any. No more AU for me! Thanks for the pic!