Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 994518 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.=

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54903  13.73%
Silver Clad 31905  7.98%
Coin Silver 23978  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22889  5.72%
BN 22451  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21542  5.39%
RB 20861  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17988  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17680  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16743  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16656  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15690  3.92%
Rarity 15511  3.88%
PQ 15509  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15282  3.82%
Incuse 14564  3.64%
Coin drop 14281  3.57%
High Relief 14203  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13844  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13516  3.38%