Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1090370 search inquires.

Random title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55777 13.34%
Silver Clad 32696 7.82%
Coin Silver 24759 5.92%
Slabbed Coins 23673 5.66%
BN 23269 5.56%
Encapsulated Coin 22208 5.31%
RB 21691 5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18676 4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18660 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17503 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17320 4.14%
Obverse or Face side 16785 4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16576 3.96%
Rarity 16504 3.95%
PQ 16249 3.88%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15966 3.82%
Incuse 15264 3.65%
Coin drop 15088 3.61%
High Relief 14913 3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14634 3.50%