Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1144234 search inquires.

Random title: Half Dime
Explanation: A U.S. coin with a face value of 5 cents issued with dates between 1794 and 1873; originally called a half disme

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56253 13.17%
Silver Clad 33125 7.76%
Coin Silver 25218 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24131 5.65%
BN 23672 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22618 5.30%
RB 22142 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19106 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19022 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17936 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17722 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17146 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17139 4.01%
Rarity 17044 3.99%
PQ 16666 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16326 3.82%
Incuse 15698 3.68%
Coin drop 15577 3.65%
High Relief 15307 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15072 3.53%