Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 949854 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era
Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54448 13.91%
Silver Clad 31532 8.05%
Coin Silver 23609 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22466 5.74%
BN 22013 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21228 5.42%
RB 20369 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17623 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17244 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16351 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16320 4.17%
PQ 15116 3.86%
Rarity 14987 3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14951 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14933 3.81%
Incuse 14104 3.60%
Coin drop 13861 3.54%
High Relief 13831 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13397 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13102 3.35%