Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 873422 search inquires.

Random title: Circulated
Explanation: A coin used commercially and therefore suffers wear and tear; a used coin

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 53079  14.47%
Silver Clad 30405  8.29%
Coin Silver 22394  6.10%
Slabbed Coins 21253  5.79%
BN 20637  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20115  5.48%
RB 19059  5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 16471  4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 15945  4.35%
Reeded Edge 15199  4.14%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 15143  4.13%
PQ 13950  3.80%
MS (MS60-MS70) 13832  3.77%
PR (PR60, PR70) 13789  3.76%
Rarity 13461  3.67%
Incuse 12816  3.49%
High Relief 12704  3.46%
Coin drop 12616  3.44%
Reverse Cameo 12076  3.29%
Obverse or Face side 11967  3.26%