Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1071558 search inquires.

Random title: Ask Price

Explanation: The price a dealer or trader is asking for a coin. Often used to indicate the 'wholesale' asking price between dealers or on a coin trading network

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55589	13.48%
Silver Clad	32491	7.88%
Coin Silver	24607	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23500	5.70%
BN	23075	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22067	5.35%
RB	21533	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18531	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18440	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17349	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17173	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16380	3.97%
Rarity	16300	3.95%
PQ	16095	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15816	3.84%
Incuse	15113	3.67%
Coin drop	14915	3.62%
High Relief	14764	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14438	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14177	3.44%