Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1140490 search inquires.

Random title: Walking Liberty
Explanation: A half dollar with the Walking Liberty design, made between 1916 and 1947. Thought by some to be one of the US most beautiful coin designs. The current 'American Silver Eagles' have the same design on their obverse (front)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56207 13.18%
Silver Clad 33089 7.76%
Coin Silver 25185 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24096 5.65%
BN 23637 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22584 5.30%
RB 22096 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19079 4.47%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18996 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17903 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17696 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17114 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17112 4.01%
Rarity 16999 3.99%
PQ 16631 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16302 3.82%
Incuse 15668 3.67%
Coin drop 15533 3.64%
High Relief 15278 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 15034 3.53%