Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 277117 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)	18753	13.91%
Silver Clad	15045	11.16%
BN	10067	7.47%
Encapsulated Coin	8617	6.39%
RB	7574	5.62%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	6889	5.11%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	6713	4.98%
Reeded Edge	5851	4.34%
Coin Silver	5736	4.25%
PF (PF60, PF70)	5464	4.05%
Obverse or Face side	5195	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	5084	3.77%
PQ	4814	3.57%
MS (MS60-MS70)	4648	3.45%
High Relief	4521	3.35%
Slabbed Coins	4477	3.32%
Reverse Cameo	4250	3.15%
Clad Coinage	3805	2.82%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)	3719	2.76%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML)	3562	2.64%