Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 952778 search inquires.

Random title: Ingot

Explanation: A bar of metal as cast before it is rolled, cut, and stamped into coins. Ingots themselves have also been used as coins or money

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54489	13.89%
Silver Clad	31563	8.05%
Coin Silver	23644	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22496	5.74%
BN	22043	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21252	5.42%
RB	20411	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17643	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17276	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16383	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16343	4.17%
PQ	15162	3.87%
Rarity	15031	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14987	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14957	3.81%
Incuse	14155	3.61%
Coin drop	13904	3.55%
High Relief	13856	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13429	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13132	3.35%