Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 401969 search inquires.

Selected term: MS (MS60-MS70)
Explanation: Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike): Grade

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 26570 14.02%
Silver Clad 20974 11.07%
BN 12985 6.85%
Encapsulated Coin 11980 6.32%
RB 10682 5.64%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 9237 4.87%
Slabbed Coins 8907 4.70%
Coin Silver 8515 4.49%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 8511 4.49%
Reeded Edge 8278 4.37%
PF (PF60, PF70) 7668 4.05%
PQ 6939 3.66%
PR (PR60, PR70) 6790 3.58%
MS (MS60-MS70) 6618 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 6586 3.48%
High Relief 6568 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 5593 2.95%
Rarity 5504 2.90%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 5329 2.81%
Clad Coinage 5111 2.70%