Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1135343 search inquires.

Random title: RNS
Explanation: Royal Numismatic Society: Collector and dealer organization

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56163 13.20%
Silver Clad 33051 7.77%
Coin Silver 25136 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24064 5.66%
BN 23593 5.55%
Encapsulated Coin 22543 5.30%
RB 22056 5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19047 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18968 4.46%
Reeded Edge 17863 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17661 4.15%
Obverse or Face side 17083 4.02%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17063 4.01%
Rarity 16955 3.98%
PQ 16591 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16275 3.83%
Incuse 15628 3.67%
Coin drop 15491 3.64%
High Relief 15244 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14993 3.52%