Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1155696 search inquires.

Selected title: Gem Mint State (MS-65)
Explanation: Grade: On initial examination, with the naked eye, the piece will appear nearly perfect. A more detailed examination will uncover minor flaws. The strike will be at least typical for the series, if not better.=

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56395  13.13%
Silver Clad 33255  7.74%
Coin Silver 25344  5.90%
Slabbed Coins 24264  5.65%
BN 23796  5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22739  5.29%
RB 22256  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19257  4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19129  4.45%
Reeded Edge 18066  4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17849  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17281  4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17265  4.02%
Rarity 17183  4.00%
PQ 16789  3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16437  3.83%
Incuse 15826  3.68%
Coin drop 15716  3.66%
High Relief 15442  3.60%
Reverse Cameo 15210  3.54%