Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 786649 search inquires.

Random title: Thumbing

Explanation: The rubbing of skin oil onto a coin in an attempt to hide contact marks

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	45055	13.44%
Silver Clad	29232	8.72%
Coin Silver	21265	6.34%
Slabbed Coins	19956	5.95%
BN	19416	5.79%
Encapsulated Coin	18813	5.61%
RB	17997	5.37%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	14861	4.43%
PF (PF60, PF70)	14730	4.39%
Reeded Edge	14129	4.22%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	13900	4.15%
PQ	12917	3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70)	12623	3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70)	12554	3.75%
Rarity	11974	3.57%
Incuse	11732	3.50%
High Relief	11700	3.49%
Coin drop	11134	3.32%
Obverse or Face side	10946	3.27%
Reverse Cameo	10207	3.05%