Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1056499 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) 55450 13.54%
Silver Clad 32358 7.90%
Coin Silver 24464 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23363 5.71%
BN 22954 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21949 5.36%
RB 21400 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18419 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18130 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17214 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17046 4.16%
Rarity 16164 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16139 3.94%
PQ 15956 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15701 3.83%
Incuse 14999 3.66%
Coin drop 14767 3.61%
High Relief 14625 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14310 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14051 3.43%