Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 885834 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) 53375  14.34%
Silver Clad 30646  8.23%
Coin Silver 22662  6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21502  5.78%
BN 20913  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20356  5.47%
RB 19302  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16698  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16241  4.36%
Reeded Edge 15447  4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15389  4.14%
PQ 14188  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14058  3.78%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14030  3.77%
Rarity 13792  3.71%
Incuse 13081  3.51%
High Relief 12932  3.47%
Coin drop 12919  3.47%
Reverse Cameo 12361  3.32%
Obverse or Face side 12229  3.29%