Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 628896 search inquires.

Random term: Split Grade
Explanation: Different grades for the obverse and reverse sides

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 37069 13.39%
Silver Clad 26586 9.61%
Coin Silver 18796 6.79%
BN 16648 6.02%
Encapsulated Coin 16072 5.81%
Slabbed Coins 15639 5.65%
RB 15249 5.51%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12385 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 11992 4.33%
Reeded Edge 11820 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11528 4.17%
PQ 10301 3.72%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10185 3.68%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10071 3.64%
High Relief 9484 3.43%
Incuse 9373 3.39%
Coin drop 8735 3.16%
Obverse or Face side 8725 3.15%
Rarity 8331 3.01%
Reverse Cameo 7758 2.80%