Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1136400 search inquires.

Random title: Choice Mint (MS-63)
Explanation: Grade: Generally speaking, this can be thought of as a nice example of Mint State coin which does not meet the strict quality requirements of an MS-65. An MS-63 coin will be an attractive and quite typical example of a new coin of its type with a strike that is typical for the series

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56178 13.20%
Silver Clad 33060 7.77%
Coin Silver 25144 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24072 5.66%
BN 23605 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22550 5.30%
RB 22065 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19054 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18976 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17874 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17669 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17087 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17071 4.01%
Rarity 16963 3.99%
PQ 16600 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16286 3.83%
Incuse 15635 3.67%
Coin drop 15499 3.64%
High Relief 15250 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15003 3.52%