Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 950642 search inquires.

Random title: Counterstamp

Explanation: A design, group of letters, or other mark stamped on a coin for special identification or advertising purposes. Counterstamped coins are graded the way regular (uncounterstamped) coins are, but the nature and condition of the counterstamp must also be described

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54461	13.90%
Silver Clad	31543	8.05%
Coin Silver	23624	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22477	5.74%
BN	22022	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21239	5.42%
RB	20384	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17630	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17256	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16362	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16328	4.17%
PQ	15130	3.86%
Rarity	15004	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14962	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14943	3.81%
Incuse	14117	3.60%
Coin drop	13875	3.54%
High Relief	13839	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13407	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13113	3.35%