Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 858602 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) 52672 14.54%
Silver Clad 30165 8.33%
Coin Silver 22173 6.12%
Slabbed Coins 21042 5.81%
BN 20406 5.63%
Encapsulated Coin 19898 5.49%
RB 18824 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16196 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15698 4.33%
Reeded Edge 14972 4.13%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 14916 4.12%
PQ 13744 3.79%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13607 3.76%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13572 3.75%
Rarity 13208 3.65%
Incuse 12616 3.48%
High Relief 12501 3.45%
Coin drop 12332 3.40%
Reverse Cameo 11858 3.27%
Obverse or Face side 11759 3.25%