Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 702128 search inquires.

Selected title: MS (MS60-MS70)
Explanation: Mint State. (Uncirculated, business strike): Grade

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 39706 13.14%
Silver Clad 27800 9.20%
Coin Silver 19915 6.59%
BN 17832 5.90%
Slabbed Coins 17702 5.86%
Encapsulated Coin 17206 5.69%
RB 16487 5.46%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 13462 4.45%
PF (PF60, PF70) 13306 4.40%
Reeded Edge 12873 4.26%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 12583 4.16%
PQ 11419 3.78%
MS (MS60-MS70) 11328 3.75%
PR (PR60, PR70) 11200 3.71%
High Relief 10496 3.47%
Incuse 10478 3.47%
Rarity 9964 3.30%
Coin drop 9814 3.25%
Obverse or Face side 9733 3.22%
Reverse Cameo 8876 2.94%