Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885896 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) 53379  14.34%
Silver Clad 30648  8.24%
Coin Silver 22662  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21505  5.78%
BN 20914  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20356  5.47%
RB 19304  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16701  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16241  4.36%
Reeded Edge 15452  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15392  4.14%
PQ 14192  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14059  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14034  3.77%
Rarity 13793  3.71%
Incuse 13083  3.52%
High Relief 12933  3.48%
Coin drop 12921  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12364  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12230  3.29%