Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1148032 search inquires.

Random title: Bar

Explanation: A non-numismatic form of precious metal bullion, usually an 'ingot' shaped as a rectangle. Gold and silver bars vary in size from 1 gram up to thousands of ounces

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Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56285	13.16%
Silver Clad	33161	7.75%
Coin Silver	25260	5.91%
Slabbed Coins	24175	5.65%
BN	23703	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22654	5.30%
RB	22175	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19149	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19051	4.45%
Reeded Edge	17981	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17760	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17185	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17169	4.01%
Rarity	17086	3.99%
PQ	16698	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16363	3.83%
Incuse	15743	3.68%
Coin drop	15627	3.65%
High Relief	15355	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15119	3.53%