Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 989742 search inquires.

Selected title: Uncirculated
Explanation: A new condition coin that does not have any sign of wear. Marks on the coin that may come from the manufacturing process do not keep a coin from being unciruclated. (Example, bag marks.) Even the slightest amount of wear or cleaning will keep a coin from grading uncirculated

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54862  13.74%
Silver Clad 31866  7.98%
Coin Silver 23944  6.00%
Slabbed Coins 22846  5.72%
BN 22400  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21510  5.39%
RB 20802  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17952  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17635  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16702  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16627  4.17%
PQ 15476  3.88%
Rarity 15466  3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15356  3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15251  3.82%
Incuse 14524  3.64%
Coin drop 14243  3.57%
High Relief 14168  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13790  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13479  3.38%