Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 929777 search inquires.

Random title: Duodecimal
Explanation: A coinage or monetary system having twelve minor denominations per major denomination, for example there used to be twelve British pennies to the shilling

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54177 14.01%
Silver Clad 31318 8.10%
Coin Silver 23389 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22223 5.75%
BN 21750 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21021 5.43%
RB 20107 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17408 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17011 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16120 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16109 4.16%
PQ 14880 3.85%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14738 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14727 3.81%
Rarity 14698 3.80%
Incuse 13862 3.58%
High Relief 13615 3.52%
Coin drop 13606 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13133 3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12890 3.33%