Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 996298 search inquires.

Random title: Countermark
Explanation: A mark applied to an older coin to modify its value or validity. A countermark will usually cover only a portion of the original coin, which can therefore clearly still be identified

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54914 13.72%
Silver Clad 31914 7.97%
Coin Silver 23990 5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22898 5.72%
BN 22467 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21554 5.39%
RB 20875 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17996 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17693 4.42%
Reeded Edge 16753 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16666 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15696 3.92%
PQ 15524 3.88%
Rarity 15524 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15289 3.82%
Incuse 14578 3.64%
Coin drop 14295 3.57%
High Relief 14216 3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13850 3.46%
Obverse or Face side 13526 3.38%