Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 735005 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) 41935 13.27%
Silver Clad 28437 9.00%
Coin Silver 20518 6.49%
Slabbed Coins 18742 5.93%
BN 18477 5.85%
Encapsulated Coin 17815 5.64%
RB 17162 5.43%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 14025 4.44%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13881 4.39%
Reeded Edge 13408 4.24%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 13106 4.15%
PQ 12062 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11884 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11746 3.72%
High Relief 11015 3.48%
Incuse 10994 3.48%
Rarity 10833 3.43%
Coin drop 10369 3.28%
Obverse or Face side 10256 3.24%
Reverse Cameo 9433 2.98%