Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1043667 search inquires.

Random title: Superb Mint (MS-67)
Explanation: Grade: Full (or very nearly full) strike, superb, virtually flawless surfaces and superb luster. If there are any shortcomings or detractions, they are not initially obvious, but will be discovered only after extensive study under magnification

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55340  13.58%
Silver Clad 32264  7.91%
Coin Silver 24354  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23281  5.71%
BN 22853  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21866  5.36%
RB 21318  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18334  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18044  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17107  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16960  4.16%
Rarity 16044  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16038  3.93%
PQ 15864  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15610  3.83%
Incuse 14923  3.66%
Coin drop 14662  3.60%
High Relief 14538  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14224  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13960  3.42%