Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 944829 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

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54364  13.93%
Silver Clad 31474  8.06%
Coin Silver 23550  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22407  5.74%
BN 21949  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21171  5.42%
RB 20302  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17571  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17188  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16292  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16262  4.17%
PQ 15052  3.86%
Rarity 14910  3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14888  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14878  3.81%
Incuse 14040  3.60%
Coin drop 13796  3.53%
High Relief 13770  3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13325  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 13042  3.34%