Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1147372 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) 56275  13.16%
Silver Clad 33156  7.75%
Coin Silver 25251  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24165  5.65%
BN 23696  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22648  5.30%
RB 22170  5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19141  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19047  4.45%
Reeded Edge 17967  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17756  4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17175  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17166  4.01%
Rarity 17078  3.99%
PQ 16689  3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16355  3.83%
Incuse 15731  3.68%
Coin drop 15619  3.65%
High Relief 15345  3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15106  3.53%