Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1112461 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) 55976 13.27%
Silver Clad 32878 7.79%
Coin Silver 24933 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23877 5.66%
BN 23435 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22373 5.30%
RB 21878 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18859 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18828 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17684 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17492 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16944 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16827 3.99%
Rarity 16727 3.96%
PQ 16421 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16120 3.82%
Incuse 15447 3.66%
Coin drop 15279 3.62%
High Relief 15071 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14808 3.51%