Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1032148 search inquires.

Selected title: Very Fine Plus (VF-30)
Explanation: Grade: Light even wear on all but the most protected surfaces, and the details on the high points are worn, though there is still some sharpness to the major design features and lettering.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55213 13.61%
Silver Clad 32167 7.93%
Coin Silver 24261 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23179 5.71%
BN 22759 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21783 5.37%
RB 21213 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18223 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17954 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17009 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16882 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15936 3.93%
Rarity 15900 3.92%
PQ 15776 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15514 3.82%
Incuse 14832 3.66%
Coin drop 14552 3.59%
High Relief 14448 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14137 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13863 3.42%