Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1136042 search inquires.

Selected title: Very Fine Plus (VF-30)
Explanation: Grade: Light even wear on all but the most protected surfaces, and the details on the high points are worn, though there is still some sharpness to the major design features and lettering.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56175 13.20%
Silver Clad 33057 7.77%
Coin Silver 25142 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24068 5.66%
BN 23601 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22546 5.30%
RB 22062 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19051 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18973 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17870 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17666 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17084 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17067 4.01%
Rarity 16958 3.98%
PQ 16593 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16281 3.83%
Incuse 15632 3.67%
Coin drop 15495 3.64%
High Relief 15248 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15000 3.52%