Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 686639 search inquires.

Selected title: MS (MS60-MS70)
Explanation: Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike): Grade

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 38787 13.08%
Silver Clad 27559 9.29%
Coin Silver 19712 6.65%
BN 17574 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 17163 5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 16976 5.72%
RB 16235 5.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13242 4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13030 4.39%
Reeded Edge 12681 4.28%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12372 4.17%
PQ 11188 3.77%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11119 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10972 3.70%
High Relief 10278 3.47%
Incuse 10264 3.46%
Rarity 9645 3.25%
Coin drop 9612 3.24%
Obverse or Face side 9538 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8665 2.92%