Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 642370 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) 37632 13.31%
Silver Clad 26916 9.52%
Coin Silver 19071 6.75%
BN 16930 5.99%
Encapsulated Coin 16332 5.78%
Slabbed Coins 15966 5.65%
RB 15509 5.49%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12661 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12303 4.35%
Reeded Edge 12075 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11787 4.17%
PQ 10550 3.73%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10473 3.70%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10355 3.66%
High Relief 9737 3.44%
Incuse 9664 3.42%
Coin drop 8995 3.18%
Obverse or Face side 8959 3.17%
Rarity 8707 3.08%
Reverse Cameo 8030 2.84%