Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 937156 search inquires.

Selected title: Bag Mark

Explanation: A surface mark, usually in the form of a nick, acquired by a coin when it came in contact with others in a mint bag. Bag marks are most common on large and heavy silver and gold coins (also known as contact marks or keg marks)

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54276	13.97%
Silver Clad	31388	8.08%
Coin Silver	23464	6.04%
Slabbed Coins	22304	5.74%
BN	21842	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21102	5.43%
RB	20202	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17494	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17101	4.40%
Reeded Edge	16206	4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16193	4.17%
PQ	14968	3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14813	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14806	3.81%
Rarity	14803	3.81%
Incuse	13939	3.59%
Coin drop	13691	3.52%
High Relief	13690	3.52%
Reverse Cameo	13232	3.41%
Obverse or Face side	12962	3.34%