Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 952288 search inquires.

Random title: Fractional Currency
Explanation: Paper money with a face value of less than one dollar, issued for regular circulation by the United States during and after the Civil War. Specific issues dates range from 1862 to 1875

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54481 13.90%
Silver Clad 31556 8.05%
Coin Silver 23638 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22491 5.74%
BN 22041 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21250 5.42%
RB 20403 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17639 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17272 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16375 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16340 4.17%
PQ 15157 3.87%
Rarity 15025 3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14980 3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14954 3.81%
Incuse 14148 3.61%
Coin drop 13895 3.54%
High Relief 13851 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13423 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13127 3.35%