Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1100744 search inquires.

Random title: Beaded Border
Explanation: small, round devices around the edge of a coin, often seen on early U.S. coins. These were replaced by dentils

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55881 13.30%
Silver Clad 32785 7.81%
Coin Silver 24842 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 23766 5.66%
BN 23345 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22287 5.31%
RB 21792 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18766 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18758 4.47%
Reeded Edge 17589 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17399 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16861 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16699 3.98%
Rarity 16619 3.96%
PQ 16336 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16035 3.82%
Incuse 15354 3.66%
Coin drop 15178 3.61%
High Relief 14991 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14725 3.51%