Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1035100 search inquires.

Random title: Siege Pieces

Explanation: Emergency coins struck during battle, also called obsidional coins or money of necessity

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55247	13.60%
Silver Clad	32198	7.93%
Coin Silver	24284	5.98%
Slabbed Coins	23205	5.71%
BN	22779	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21805	5.37%
RB	21241	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18248	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17978	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17035	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16904	4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15967	3.93%
Rarity	15929	3.92%
PQ	15803	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15543	3.83%
Incuse	14852	3.66%
Coin drop	14577	3.59%
High Relief	14479	3.56%
Reverse Cameo	14155	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	13888	3.42%