Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1060569 search inquires.

Selected title: Cull

Explanation: A below grade coin compared to other coins in a roll, tube, or group. Sometimes used to mean a very slick, worn, or defective coin. "Cull it out" - means to remove it from others because of its defects or low grade

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55489	13.53%
Silver Clad	32394	7.90%
Coin Silver	24505	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23391	5.70%
BN	22984	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	21972	5.36%
RB	21438	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18447	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18159	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17251	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17072	4.16%
Rarity	16200	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16175	3.94%
PQ	15985	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15722	3.83%
Incuse	15024	3.66%
Coin drop	14807	3.61%
High Relief	14660	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14340	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14088	3.43%