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uncirculated

American  
[uhn-sur-kyuh-layt-id] / ˌʌnˈsɜr kjəˌleɪt ɪd /

adjective

  1. not moving through a system; not dispersed or distributed; not circulated.


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In a first for the Royal Mint's "music legends" collection, there are five different packaging designs for the uncirculated colour versions of the coins to showcase each member of the group.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The commemorative coin is available in gold and silver proof, with prices varying from 13 pounds for a £5 Brilliant uncirculated coin cover to £2,100 for the one ounce gold proof coin.

From Reuters • Jan. 20, 2020

If you have an uncirculated note, it may look brand-new — highly circulated notes may have considerable wear and tear.

From Encyclopedia.com • Apr. 9, 2018

On occasional Sundays, Dad would spread his coin collection across the dining-room table, his books of Mercury dimes and wheat pennies and uncirculated sets from the different U.S.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2016

As a consequence coins have now little value unless they are, first, coins of great rarity; or, second, scarce coins in absolutely uncirculated condition, or "mint state."

From Harper's Round Table, July 30, 1895 by Various

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