Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1034342 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era

Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55241	13.60%
Silver Clad	32194	7.93%
Coin Silver	24280	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23200	5.71%
BN	22776	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21802	5.37%
RB	21237	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18242	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17974	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17033	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16902	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15963	3.93%
Rarity	15926	3.92%
PQ	15797	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15539	3.83%
Incuse	14850	3.66%
Coin drop	14575	3.59%
High Relief	14475	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14152	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13881	3.42%