Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1049344 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) 55395 13.56%
Silver Clad 32315 7.91%
Coin Silver 24407 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23322 5.71%
BN 22896 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21899 5.36%
RB 21354 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18375 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18087 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17151 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16999 4.16%
Rarity 16104 3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16082 3.94%
PQ 15899 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15656 3.83%
Incuse 14958 3.66%
Coin drop 14705 3.60%
High Relief 14572 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14259 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14008 3.43%