Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 936578 search inquires.

Random title: S# (S1-S295?)
Explanation: Sheldon number (1949): Die variety - Large Cents, 1793-1814

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54268 13.97%
Silver Clad 31380 8.08%
Coin Silver 23455 6.04%
Slabbed Coins 22288 5.74%
BN 21833 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21092 5.43%
RB 20183 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17483 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17093 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16194 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16187 4.17%
PQ 14955 3.85%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14803 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14795 3.81%
Rarity 14790 3.81%
Incuse 13928 3.59%
Coin drop 13680 3.52%
High Relief 13680 3.52%
Reverse Cameo 13221 3.40%
Obverse or Face side 12954 3.34%