Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1056498 search inquires.

Selected title: Choice / Extremely Fine (EF-45)
Explanation: Grade: Very light overall wear on the coin's higher points, though all of the design details are very sharp. Mint luster is still prominent on many areas of the coin's surface, though mainly in protected areas

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55450 13.54%
Silver Clad 32358 7.90%
Coin Silver 24464 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23363 5.71%
BN 22954 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21949 5.36%
RB 21400 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18419 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18130 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17214 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17046 4.16%
Rarity 16164 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16139 3.94%
PQ 15956 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15701 3.83%
Incuse 14999 3.66%
Coin drop 14767 3.61%
High Relief 14625 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14310 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14051 3.43%