Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 980317 search inquires.

Selected 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) 54794  13.78%
Silver Clad 31802  8.00%
Coin Silver 23883  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22777  5.73%
BN 22326  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21453  5.40%
RB 20716  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17887  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17553  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16632  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16570  4.17%
PQ 15416  3.88%
Rarity 15374  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15275  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15201  3.82%
Incuse 14445  3.63%
Coin drop 14172  3.56%
High Relief 14102  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13706  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13412  3.37%