Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1099099 search inquires.

Random title: Ingot

Explanation: A bar of metal as cast before it is rolled, cut, and stamped into coins. Ingots themselves have also been used as coins or money

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55867	13.31%
Silver Clad	32769	7.81%
Coin Silver	24823	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	23747	5.66%
BN	23330	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22266	5.30%
RB	21772	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18747	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18741	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17573	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17387	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16849	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16669	3.97%
Rarity	16605	3.96%
PQ	16319	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16021	3.82%
Incuse	15340	3.65%
Coin drop	15165	3.61%
High Relief	14975	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14705	3.50%