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Originally Posted by Alter Peter
Last week around this time I picked up a new car had new wheels and tires all shiny and stuff .... let me put it bother way it it was all Mint  used stuff is never ever mint it's pain and simple used the moment it leaves the showroom There I said it  |
No new stuff is never mint, it is new. Mint means it appears as new, is in perfect condition or for collectors of older pieces where some deterioration must occur in as good a condition as something could possibly be considering its age.
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The term first arose in the realm of coin collecting. Coins are minted and then put into circulation; a mint-condition collector's coin referred to one that looked as if it had come straight from the mint. The term soon expanded to other types of collecting. Now the term has become an accepted part of the vernacular. Mint condition usually refers to objects kept in pristine condition. In many cases, only "perfect" condition.