Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1132540 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) 56137 13.21%
Silver Clad 33025 7.77%
Coin Silver 25113 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24042 5.66%
BN 23579 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22525 5.30%
RB 22032 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19013 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18953 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17841 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17643 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17060 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17028 4.01%
Rarity 16920 3.98%
PQ 16565 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16259 3.83%
Incuse 15600 3.67%
Coin drop 15467 3.64%
High Relief 15219 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14972 3.52%