Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 904415 search inquires.

Selected title: About Good (AG-3)

Explanation: Grade: A very heavily worn coin with portions of the lettering, date and legends being worn smooth and the date may be barely readable.

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53738	14.20%
Silver Clad	30933	8.17%
Coin Silver	22975	6.07%
Slabbed Coins	21819	5.77%
BN	21281	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20629	5.45%
RB	19669	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17007	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16585	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15728	4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15700	4.15%
PQ	14488	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14354	3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14317	3.78%
Rarity	14203	3.75%
Incuse	13422	3.55%
High Relief	13209	3.49%
Coin drop	13206	3.49%
Reverse Cameo	12683	3.35%
Obverse or Face side	12501	3.30%