Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1063605 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era

Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55523	13.52%
Silver Clad	32423	7.89%
Coin Silver	24540	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23426	5.70%
BN	23012	5.60%
Encapsulated Coin	22003	5.36%
RB	21467	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18478	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18196	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17285	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17110	4.17%
Rarity	16225	3.95%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16210	3.95%
PQ	16022	3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15758	3.84%
Incuse	15053	3.66%
Coin drop	14843	3.61%
High Relief	14694	3.58%
Reverse Cameo	14374	3.50%
Obverse or Face side	14119	3.44%