Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 966480 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) 54652  13.84%
Silver Clad 31687  8.02%
Coin Silver 23771  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22636  5.73%
BN 22181  5.62%
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%
PQ 15310  3.88%
Rarity 15216  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15142  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15083  3.82%
Incuse 14311  3.62%
Coin drop 14048  3.56%
High Relief 13985  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13581  3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13301  3.37%