Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 435865 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) 28392 13.91%
Silver Clad 22211 10.88%
BN 13795 6.76%
Encapsulated Coin 12808 6.27%
RB 11543 5.65%
Slabbed Coins 10207 5.00%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 9818 4.81%
Coin Silver 9419 4.61%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 9043 4.43%
Reeded Edge 8909 4.36%
PF (PF60, PF70) 8328 4.08%
PQ 7488 3.67%
PR (PR60, PR70) 7292 3.57%
MS (MS60-MS70) 7244 3.55%
High Relief 7111 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 6995 3.43%
Rarity 6042 2.96%
Reverse Cameo 6020 2.95%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 5780 2.83%
Clad Coinage 5615 2.75%