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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

In this term, the comma does not indicate an inversion.  1, record 1, English, - BU%2C%20rub

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

A contradiction in terms: a coin cannot be uncirculated and at the same time, show evidence of rubbing or wear. The expression is used by a few dealers and collectors to indicate that wear is slight, in an attempt to keep the coin in the BU or better realm; this usage ignores the fact that wear, however slight or imparted, removes a coin from uncirculated.  1, record 1, English, - BU%2C%20rub

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Dans ces termes, la virgule n'indique pas une inversion.  1, record 1, French, - BU%2C%20rub

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish