Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1020648 search inquires.

Random title: Very Fine Plus (VF-30)
Explanation: Grade: Light even wear on all but the most protected surfaces, and the details on the high points are worn, though there is still some sharpness to the major design features and lettering.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55106 13.64%
Silver Clad 32085 7.94%
Coin Silver 24170 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23096 5.72%
BN 22663 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21701 5.37%
RB 21112 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18153 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17883 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16917 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16819 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15870 3.93%
Rarity 15786 3.91%
PQ 15691 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15450 3.83%
Incuse 14754 3.65%
Coin drop 14475 3.58%
High Relief 14379 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14047 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13763 3.41%