Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1017185 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) 55085 13.65%
Silver Clad 32062 7.95%
Coin Silver 24148 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23065 5.72%
BN 22643 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21682 5.37%
RB 21080 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18135 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17860 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16897 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16805 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15844 3.93%
Rarity 15752 3.90%
PQ 15672 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15430 3.82%
Incuse 14735 3.65%
Coin drop 14448 3.58%
High Relief 14361 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14024 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13741 3.41%