Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 962491 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) 54617 13.85%
Silver Clad 31660 8.03%
Coin Silver 23735 6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22599 5.73%
BN 22136 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21324 5.41%
RB 20523 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17758 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17386 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16485 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16433 4.17%
PQ 15268 3.87%
Rarity 15175 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15110 3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15055 3.82%
Incuse 14264 3.62%
Coin drop 14013 3.55%
High Relief 13950 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13535 3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13256 3.36%