Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 886045 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) 53382 14.34%
Silver Clad 30648 8.23%
Coin Silver 22662 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21505 5.78%
BN 20915 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20356 5.47%
RB 19307 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16703 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16242 4.36%
Reeded Edge 15452 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15393 4.14%
PQ 14195 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14061 3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14034 3.77%
Rarity 13793 3.71%
Incuse 13086 3.52%
High Relief 12935 3.48%
Coin drop 12921 3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12364 3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12231 3.29%