Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 858891 search inquires.

Selected title: About Uncirculated (AU-50)
Explanation: Grade: There are traces of wear on most of the higher areas of the designs and considerable disruption is seen in the larger fields. At least half of the original mint luster is present.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52680 14.54%
Silver Clad 30167 8.33%
Coin Silver 22175 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21043 5.81%
BN 20407 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19899 5.49%
RB 18826 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16201 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15699 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14973 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14919 4.12%
PQ 13744 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13611 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13574 3.75%
Rarity 13210 3.65%
Incuse 12617 3.48%
High Relief 12503 3.45%
Coin drop 12335 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11860 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11759 3.25%