Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 471225 search inquires.

Selected term: MS (MS60-MS70)

Explanation: Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike): Grade

Most popular coin terms

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	30187	13.89%
Silver Clad	23134	10.64%
BN	14414	6.63%
Encapsulated Coin	13632	6.27%
RB	12277	5.65%
Slabbed Coins	11381	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	10359	4.76%
Coin Silver	10178	4.68%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	9521	4.38%
Reeded Edge	9501	4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70)	8973	4.13%
PQ	8014	3.69%
MS (MS60-MS70)	7916	3.64%
PR (PR60, PR70)	7764	3.57%
High Relief	7639	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	7371	3.39%
Rarity	6504	2.99%
Reverse Cameo	6345	2.92%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	6198	2.85%
Clad Coinage	6056	2.79%