Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1136211 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

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56175 13.20%
Silver Clad 33057 7.77%
Coin Silver 25142 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24069 5.66%
BN 23602 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22548 5.30%
RB 22062 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19052 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18974 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17871 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17667 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17085 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17068 4.01%
Rarity 16960 3.99%
PQ 16593 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16283 3.83%
Incuse 15632 3.67%
Coin drop 15495 3.64%
High Relief 15248 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15001 3.52%