Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1007225 search inquires.

Random title: Copy
Explanation: Refers to a reproduction of a coin or paper note. Some copies may be illegal. Current government regulations require reproductions of US coins and paper money to be much larger or smaller than the original. For copies of tokens and non-US-government coins the 'hobby protection act' requires that the item contains the word 'copy' or 'reproduction' in a readable visible place. Advice: Don't get caught making a copy of something without finding out exactly what is legal

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55005  13.68%
Silver Clad 31999  7.96%
Coin Silver 24080  5.99%
Slabbed Coins 22980  5.72%
BN 22555  5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21625  5.38%
RB 20980  5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18077  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17787  4.42%
Reeded Edge 16829  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16740  4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15785  3.93%
Rarity 15629  3.89%
PQ 15603  3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15362  3.82%
Incuse 14654  3.65%
Coin drop 14379  3.58%
High Relief 14300  3.56%
Reverse Cameo 13942  3.47%
Obverse or Face side 13628  3.39%