Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1092836 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) 55806 13.33%
Silver Clad 32721 7.81%
Coin Silver 24784 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23699 5.66%
BN 23289 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22227 5.31%
RB 21719 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18704 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18697 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17528 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17339 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16805 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16612 3.97%
Rarity 16547 3.95%
PQ 16265 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15987 3.82%
Incuse 15295 3.65%
Coin drop 15116 3.61%
High Relief 14938 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14662 3.50%