Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 76481 search inquires.

Random term: Uncirculated

Explanation: A new condition coin that does not have any sign of wear. Marks on the coin that may come from the manufacturing process do not keep a coin from being unciruclated. (Example, bag marks.) Even the slightest amount of wear or cleaning will keep a coin from grading uncirculated

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 4113 9.86%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 3308 7.93%
Obverse or Face side 3188 7.65%
BN 3120 7.48%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 2328 5.58%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 2172 5.21%
PR (PR60, PR70) 2034 4.88%
Encapsulated Coin 1972 4.73%
Reeded Edge 1951 4.68%
Reverse Cameo 1906 4.57%
Coin Silver 1791 4.30%
Flyspecks 1756 4.21%
Clad Coinage 1651 3.96%
PF (PF60, PF70) 1598 3.83%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 1588 3.81%
RB 1562 3.75%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 1543 3.70%
MS (MS60-MS70) 1449 3.48%
Hard Times Tokens 1372 3.29%
Buffing (whizzed) 1281 3.07%