Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 777609 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) 44516 13.41%
Silver Clad 29104 8.77%
Coin Silver 21144 6.37%
Slabbed Coins 19763 5.95%
BN 19272 5.81%
Encapsulated Coin 18641 5.62%
RB 17893 5.39%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14702 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 14582 4.39%
Reeded Edge 14010 4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13761 4.15%
PQ 12806 3.86%
MS (MS60-MS70) 12506 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 12394 3.73%
Rarity 11757 3.54%
Incuse 11601 3.50%
High Relief 11581 3.49%
Coin drop 10991 3.31%
Obverse or Face side 10815 3.26%
Reverse Cameo 10075 3.04%