Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 858418 search inquires.

Selected title: Commercial grade
Explanation: A grade that is usually one level higher than the market grade; refers to a coin that is 'pushed' a grade, such as an EF/AU coin (corresponding to 45+) sold as AU-50

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 52660 14.54%
Silver Clad 30160 8.33%
Coin Silver 22169 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21040 5.81%
BN 20403 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19893 5.49%
RB 18818 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16189 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15695 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14968 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14914 4.12%
PQ 13741 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13602 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13569 3.75%
Rarity 13204 3.65%
Incuse 12613 3.48%
High Relief 12498 3.45%
Coin drop 12324 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11854 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11756 3.25%