Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1120552 search inquires.

Random title: Duodecimal
Explanation: A coinage or monetary system having twelve minor denominations per major denomination, for example there used to be twelve British pennies to the shilling

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56046 13.25%
Silver Clad 32943 7.79%
Coin Silver 25001 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23936 5.66%
BN 23490 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22442 5.30%
RB 21944 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18922 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18879 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17758 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17555 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 16994 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16915 4.00%
Rarity 16805 3.97%
PQ 16478 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16168 3.82%
Incuse 15509 3.67%
Coin drop 15350 3.63%
High Relief 15136 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14869 3.51%