Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 939047 search inquires.

Selected title: Very Fine (VF20)
Explanation: Grade: Moderate wear on all of the high parts of the coin and the designs and lettering have lost much of their sharpness. The original mint luster is virtually gone. Major parts of the design are clear, but minor details are weak

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54302 13.96%
Silver Clad 31414 8.07%
Coin Silver 23491 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22341 5.74%
BN 21874 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21127 5.43%
RB 20228 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17513 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17129 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16231 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16215 4.17%
PQ 14995 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14838 3.81%
Rarity 14834 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14827 3.81%
Incuse 13967 3.59%
Coin drop 13725 3.53%
High Relief 13715 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13261 3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12985 3.34%