Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1110469 search inquires.

Random title: Counterfeit (forgery faux copy)
Explanation: An imitation of a coin or note made to circulate as if actually money; An altered or non-genuine coin made to deceive collectors, usually a more valuable date or variety

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55961  13.27%
Silver Clad 32865  7.79%
Coin Silver 24921  5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23851  5.66%
BN 23424  5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22360  5.30%
RB 21864  5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18842  4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18817  4.46%
Reeded Edge 17673  4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17477  4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16937  4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16810  3.99%
Rarity 16711  3.96%
PQ 16406  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16108  3.82%
Incuse 15439  3.66%
Coin drop 15265  3.62%
High Relief 15058  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14796  3.51%