Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1037493 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) 55263 13.59%
Silver Clad 32204 7.92%
Coin Silver 24299 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23219 5.71%
BN 22788 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21815 5.37%
RB 21257 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18256 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17990 4.42%
Reeded Edge 17045 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16907 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15978 3.93%
Rarity 15958 3.93%
PQ 15809 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15555 3.83%
Incuse 14865 3.66%
Coin drop 14595 3.59%
High Relief 14488 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14169 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13903 3.42%