Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 984799 search inquires.

Random title: Commercial grade

Explanation: A grade that is usually one level higher than the market grade; refers to a coin that is 'pushed' a grade, such as an EF/AU coin (corresponding to 45+) sold as AU-50

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54833	13.76%
Silver Clad	31841	7.99%
Coin Silver	23923	6.00%
Slabbed Coins	22827	5.73%
BN	22376	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21488	5.39%
RB	20768	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17929	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17608	4.42%
Reeded Edge	16681	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16605	4.17%
PQ	15459	3.88%
Rarity	15432	3.87%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15329	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15235	3.82%
Incuse	14498	3.64%
Coin drop	14219	3.57%
High Relief	14147	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13762	3.45%
Obverse or Face side	13452	3.38%