How can you differentiate circulated coins from Mint State (MS) coins with weak strikes? Over the years, I have answered that question dozens of times both in print and in classes, yet it keeps coming up. That indicates it is a common problem for many of us.
Now let me shock you and say that the determination can be very easy with a minimum amount of experience as you learn what to look for. All that is necessary is access to coins (the hard part), a