Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1090800 search inquires.

Selected title: Uncirculated
Explanation: A new condition coin that does not have any sign of wear. Marks on the coin that may come from the manufacturing process do not keep a coin from being unciruclated. (Example, bag marks.) Even the slightest amount of wear or cleaning will keep a coin from grading uncirculated

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55781 13.33%
Silver Clad 32699 7.82%
Coin Silver 24760 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23677 5.66%
BN 23273 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22211 5.31%
RB 21696 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18681 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18672 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17504 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17325 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16790 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16586 3.96%
Rarity 16513 3.95%
PQ 16251 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15967 3.82%
Incuse 15269 3.65%
Coin drop 15093 3.61%
High Relief 14918 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14638 3.50%