Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1008887 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) 55017  13.68%
Silver Clad 32004  7.96%
Coin Silver 24092  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22993  5.72%
BN 22571  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21635  5.38%
RB 20994  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18088  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17799  4.43%
Reeded Edge 16842  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16747  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15795  3.93%
Rarity 15640  3.89%
PQ 15619  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15375  3.82%
Incuse 14668  3.65%
Coin drop 14396  3.58%
High Relief 14311  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13957  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13643  3.39%