Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1096703 search inquires.

Random title: Type Coin
Explanation: A 'type' coin is a representative example of a particular coin series, but not one of the rarest and most valuable specimens from that series. It is usually one of the more common dates

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55849 13.32%
Silver Clad 32750 7.81%
Coin Silver 24811 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23732 5.66%
BN 23318 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22256 5.31%
RB 21758 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18732 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18729 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17561 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17373 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16837 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16649 3.97%
Rarity 16583 3.95%
PQ 16300 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16012 3.82%
Incuse 15326 3.65%
Coin drop 15145 3.61%
High Relief 14961 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14690 3.50%