Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 882569 search inquires.

Random title: Tetradrachma
Explanation: An ancient Greek silver coin weighing about 13 to 17 grams, roughly the same size as a U.S. quarter but three times thicker

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53290 14.38%
Silver Clad 30569 8.25%
Coin Silver 22588 6.09%
Slabbed Coins 21435 5.78%
BN 20840 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20278 5.47%
RB 19234 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16629 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16162 4.36%
Reeded Edge 15371 4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15317 4.13%
PQ 14117 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13990 3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13953 3.76%
Rarity 13713 3.70%
Incuse 13010 3.51%
High Relief 12859 3.47%
Coin drop 12836 3.46%
Reverse Cameo 12285 3.31%
Obverse or Face side 12165 3.28%