Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 966634 search inquires.

Selected title: Choice Mint (MS-63)

Explanation: Grade: Generally speaking, this can be thought of as a nice example of Mint State coin which does not meet the strict quality requirements of an MS-65. An MS-63 coin will be an attractive and quite typical example of a new coin of its type with a strike that is typical for the series

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54652	13.83%
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Coin Silver	23771	6.02%
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BN	22181	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21348	5.40%
RB	20564	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17789	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17418	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16512	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16463	4.17%
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PR (PR60, PR70)	15142	3.83%
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High Relief	13985	3.54%
Reverse Cameo	13581	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13301	3.37%