Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 969690 search inquires.

Random title: Uncirculated Set
Explanation: Set of one of each coin issued for circulation, usually in a series. Also called 'Uncirculated Mint Set', or unofficially a 'mint set'

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54695 13.82%
Silver Clad 31721 8.02%
Coin Silver 23802 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22674 5.73%
BN 22230 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21380 5.40%
RB 20608 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17821 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17461 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16550 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16500 4.17%
PQ 15344 3.88%
Rarity 15274 3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15179 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15113 3.82%
Incuse 14353 3.63%
Coin drop 14081 3.56%
High Relief 14026 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13618 3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13338 3.37%