Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1059221 search inquires.

Selected title: Very Good ((VG8, VG10)
Explanation: Grade: A a well worn piece with most of the larger details of the designs being worn nearly smooth. Coins of this grade quite often have scratches, bumps, and other disfigurements.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55480 13.53%
Silver Clad 32386 7.90%
Coin Silver 24492 5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23384 5.70%
BN 22971 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21964 5.36%
RB 21426 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18435 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18148 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17240 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17066 4.16%
Rarity 16192 3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16165 3.94%
PQ 15976 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15715 3.83%
Incuse 15015 3.66%
Coin drop 14797 3.61%
High Relief 14654 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14331 3.50%
Obverse or Face side 14074 3.43%