Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885847 search inquires.

Selected title: PQ

Explanation: Premium Quality: Sometimes part of the sealed slab grade, such as a MS64 PQ (not quite good enough for MS65). Often it is just a hype adjective like 'Choice' or 'Select'

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53375	14.34%
Silver Clad	30646	8.23%
Coin Silver	22662	6.09%
Slabbed Coins	21502	5.78%
BN	20913	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20356	5.47%
RB	19302	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16698	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16241	4.36%
Reeded Edge	15447	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15389	4.14%
PQ	14188	3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14058	3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14030	3.77%
Rarity	13792	3.71%
Incuse	13081	3.51%
High Relief	12932	3.47%
Coin drop	12919	3.47%
Reverse Cameo	12361	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	12229	3.29%