Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 963160 search inquires.

Selected title: Superb Mint (MS-67)
Explanation: Grade: Full (or very nearly full) strike, superb, virtually flawless surfaces and superb luster. If there are any shortcomings or detractions, they are not initially obvious, but will be discovered only after extensive study under magnification

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54627  13.85%
Silver Clad 31667  8.03%
Coin Silver 23742  6.02%
Slabbed Coins 22606  5.73%
BN 22148  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21331  5.41%
RB 20533  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17767  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17394  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16491  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16440  4.17%
PQ 15277  3.87%
Rarity 15184  3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15119  3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15065  3.82%
Incuse 14275  3.62%
Coin drop 14023  3.55%
High Relief 13959  3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13546  3.43%
Obverse or Face side 13264  3.36%