Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 956656 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) 54545  13.88%
Silver Clad 31600  8.04%
Coin Silver 23685  6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22540  5.73%
BN 22081  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21278  5.41%
RB 20464  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17683  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17322  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16428  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16378  4.17%
PQ 15207  3.87%
Rarity 15092  3.84%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15037  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14995  3.82%
Incuse 14205  3.61%
Coin drop 13939  3.55%
High Relief 13897  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13468  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13184  3.35%