Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1001329 search inquires.

Random title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54953  13.71%
Silver Clad 31952  7.97%
Coin Silver 24029  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22936  5.72%
BN 22507  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21584  5.38%
RB 20921  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18028  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17735  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16784  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16699  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15728  3.92%
Rarity 15567  3.88%
PQ 15559  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15317  3.82%
Incuse 14611  3.64%
Coin drop 14322  3.57%
High Relief 14246  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13890  3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13563  3.38%