Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 terms used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 14081 search inquires.

Random term: Bar

Explanation: A non-numismatic form of precious metal bullion, usually an 'ingot' shaped as a rectangle. Gold and silver bars vary in size from 1 gram up to thousands of ounces

Most popular coin terms

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Silver Clad 1026 13.09%
PR (PR60, PR70) 618 7.88%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 596 7.60%
BN 485 6.19%
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 474 6.05%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 470 6.00%
Encapsulated Coin 372 4.75%
Deep Mirror Prooflike (DPML) 359 4.58%
Reeded Edge 350 4.46%
RB 345 4.40%
PF (PF60, PF70) 339 4.32%
MS (MS60-MS70) 334 4.26%
Obverse or Face side 306 3.90%
Reverse Cameo 291 3.71%
Coin Silver 265 3.38%
Buffing (whizzed) 251 3.20%
Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) 249 3.18%
RD 246 3.14%
Clad Coinage 242 3.09%
Hard Times Tokens 221 2.82%

Author: Ioannis Androulakis