Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1139880 search inquires.

Selected title: Gem Mint State (MS-65)
Explanation: Grade: On initial examination, with the naked eye, the piece will appear nearly perfect. A more detailed examination will uncover minor flaws. The strike will be at least typical for the series, if not better.=

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56205 13.19%
Silver Clad 33088 7.76%
Coin Silver 25184 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24095 5.65%
BN 23636 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22583 5.30%
RB 22095 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19078 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18995 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17902 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17694 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17113 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17111 4.01%
Rarity 16997 3.99%
PQ 16630 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16301 3.82%
Incuse 15667 3.68%
Coin drop 15532 3.64%
High Relief 15277 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15033 3.53%