Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 938002 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) 54285  13.97%
Silver Clad 31400  8.08%
Coin Silver 23476  6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22321  5.74%
BN 21856  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21113  5.43%
RB 20213  5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17500  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17114  4.40%
Reeded Edge 16213  4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16201  4.17%
PQ 14980  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14826  3.81%
Rarity 14815  3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14813  3.81%
Incuse 13950  3.59%
Coin drop 13707  3.53%
High Relief 13699  3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13245  3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12972  3.34%