Commemorative coins

How are commemorative coins designated to be circulating or non circulating?

N#15377

This one is 80% Silver & circulating.

N#22405

This one is non-circulating 50% Silver.

Sometimes the issuers make explicit statements about whether a coin is intended for circulation or not, and the statements occasionally seem illogical.

Catalog editors (both for printed catalogs and Numista editors) make decisions based on metal content (compared to other coins of the era), mintage quantity, and how the coins are distributed. These are often inconsistent.

And sometimes Numista editors click the wrong entry or make a quick decision without a good evaluation of the situation.

bjherbison

Sometimes the issuers make explicit statements about whether a coin is intended for circulation or not, and the statements occasionally seem illogical.

 

Catalog editors (both for printed catalogs and Numista editors) make decisions based on metal content (compared to other coins of the era), mintage quantity, and how the coins are distributed. These are often inconsistent.

 

And sometimes Numista editors click the wrong entry or make a quick decision without a good evaluation of the situation.

Thanks for your explanation bjherbison.

Makes perfect sense.