Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1038711 search inquires.

Random title: FS# (FS1-FS?)
Explanation: Fivaz and Stanton number (19xx): Die variety - many series

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55284 13.59%
Silver Clad 32222 7.92%
Coin Silver 24318 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23238 5.71%
BN 22809 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21830 5.37%
RB 21271 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18283 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18004 4.43%
Reeded Edge 17062 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16926 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15995 3.93%
Rarity 15978 3.93%
PQ 15823 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15573 3.83%
Incuse 14881 3.66%
Coin drop 14616 3.59%
High Relief 14500 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14188 3.49%
Obverse or Face side 13921 3.42%