Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1084307 search inquires.

Random title: Date

Explanation: The year(s) shown on a coin, usually -but not always- the same as the year it was minted

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55726	13.43%
Silver Clad	32648	7.87%
Coin Silver	24720	5.96%
Slabbed Coins	23629	5.70%
BN	23221	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22178	5.35%
RB	21648	5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18635	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18584	4.48%
Reeded Edge	17464	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17285	4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16502	3.98%
Rarity	16450	3.97%
PQ	16203	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15923	3.84%
Incuse	15221	3.67%
Coin drop	15039	3.63%
High Relief	14869	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14585	3.52%
Obverse or Face side	14272	3.44%