Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 687841 search inquires.

Selected title: MS (MS60-MS70)
Explanation: Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike): Grade

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 38838 13.08%
Silver Clad 27568 9.28%
Coin Silver 19724 6.64%
BN 17591 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 17195 5.79%
Encapsulated Coin 16991 5.72%
RB 16249 5.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13256 4.46%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13042 4.39%
Reeded Edge 12691 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12379 4.17%
PQ 11199 3.77%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11127 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10984 3.70%
High Relief 10290 3.47%
Incuse 10283 3.46%
Rarity 9659 3.25%
Coin drop 9624 3.24%
Obverse or Face side 9551 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8674 2.92%