Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 529219 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)	33063	13.86%
Silver Clad	24625	10.33%
BN	15306	6.42%
Encapsulated Coin	14711	6.17%
RB	13398	5.62%
Slabbed Coins	13074	5.48%
Coin Silver	11208	4.70%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	11148	4.67%
Reeded Edge	10459	4.39%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	10307	4.32%
PF (PF60, PF70)	10065	4.22%
PQ	8938	3.75%
MS (MS60-MS70)	8935	3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70)	8510	3.57%
High Relief	8375	3.51%
Obverse or Face side	7974	3.34%
Incuse	7391	3.10%
Rarity	7279	3.05%
Reverse Cameo	6901	2.89%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	6811	2.86%