Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1138903 search inquires.

Random title: Buckled die
Explanation: A die that has warped in some way, possibly from excess clashing, and that produces coins which are slightly bent. This may be more apparent on one side and occasionally apparent only on one side

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56195 13.19%
Silver Clad 33080 7.76%
Coin Silver 25172 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24093 5.65%
BN 23628 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22574 5.30%
RB 22086 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19070 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18993 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17896 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17689 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17107 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17101 4.01%
Rarity 16993 3.99%
PQ 16622 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16300 3.83%
Incuse 15657 3.67%
Coin drop 15522 3.64%
High Relief 15269 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15028 3.53%