Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 937807 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) 54278 13.97%
Silver Clad 31392 8.08%
Coin Silver 23472 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22308 5.74%
BN 21849 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21107 5.43%
RB 20209 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17498 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17108 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16210 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16198 4.17%
PQ 14975 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14820 3.81%
Rarity 14811 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14809 3.81%
Incuse 13945 3.59%
High Relief 13696 3.52%
Coin drop 13694 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13238 3.41%
Obverse or Face side 12969 3.34%