Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1043729 search inquires.

Selected title: Superb Mint (MS-67)
Explanation: Grade: Full (or very nearly full) strike, superb, virtually flawless surfaces and superb luster. If there are any shortcomings or detractions, they are not initially obvious, but will be discovered only after extensive study under magnification

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55345  13.58%
Silver Clad 32265  7.91%
Coin Silver 24355  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23286  5.71%
BN 22859  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21868  5.36%
RB 21321  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18336  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18048  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17112  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16965  4.16%
Rarity 16049  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16043  3.94%
PQ 15864  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15615  3.83%
Incuse 14926  3.66%
Coin drop 14663  3.60%
High Relief 14540  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14226  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13964  3.43%