Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 14310 search inquires.

Random term: Chasing

Explanation: A method used by forgers to create a mint mark on a coin. It involves heating the surfaces and moving the metal to form the mint mark

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 1041 13.05%
PR (PR60, PR70) 630 7.90%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 602 7.55%
BN 496 6.22%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 482 6.04%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 477 5.98%
Encapsulated Coin 379 4.75%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 364 4.56%
Reeded Edge 354 4.44%
RB 353 4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70) 348 4.36%
MS (MS60-MS70) 338 4.24%
Obverse or Face side 311 3.90%
Reverse Cameo 295 3.70%
Coin Silver 270 3.39%
Buffing (whizzed) 256 3.21%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 253 3.17%
RD 251 3.15%
Clad Coinage 247 3.10%
Hard Times Tokens 224 2.81%

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