Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1039439 search inquires.

Selected title: Good (G-4, G-6)
Explanation: Grade: A heavily worn piece with all major designs visible, though in little more than outline shapes with very little central detail

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55290 13.59%
Silver Clad 32231 7.92%
Coin Silver 24321 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23251 5.71%
BN 22815 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21835 5.37%
RB 21278 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18296 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18009 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17068 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16935 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16001 3.93%
Rarity 15985 3.93%
PQ 15828 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15583 3.83%
Incuse 14891 3.66%
Coin drop 14623 3.59%
High Relief 14513 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14194 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13929 3.42%