Almost uncirculated.

The nation's coin collection is going to be put back into shoeboxes and shoved to the back of the closet. Well, not literally, I suppose. But close enough. The Hall of Money and Medals at the Smithsonian is closing this coming August, and closing for good. It seems that coin collections are not what people who go to museums want to see: they want to be thrilled. (I thought that's why people go to amusement parks; maybe that's just me.) On the other hand, I've been to the Hall of Money and Medals, and yes, it's pretty staid. Of course, it's in the same building - the National Museum of American History - as the collection of First Ladies' gowns and a working, albeit historical, post office, so it's not as though it's up against the competition in the Air & Space Museum.