Mint condition is an expression used to denote the quality of a pre-owned good as displaying virtually no imperfections and being in pristine condition relative to its original production state. Originally, the phrase related to the way collectors described the condition of coins. As the name given to a coin factory is a "mint", then mint condition is the condition a coin is in when it leaves the mint.[1]
- ^ Thorp, Prescott Holden (1953). The Complete Guide to Stamp Collecting. New York: Minkus Publications. p. 136. OCLC 2866199.