Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 974555 search inquires.

Random title: Electrotype
Explanation: A counterfeit coin made by the electroplating process

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54736  13.80%
Silver Clad 31755  8.01%
Coin Silver 23839  6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22725  5.73%
BN 22278  5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21420  5.40%
RB 20660  5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17848  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17500  4.41%
Reeded Edge 16587  4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16538  4.17%
PQ 15375  3.88%
Rarity 15320  3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15227  3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15155  3.82%
Incuse 14397  3.63%
Coin drop 14117  3.56%
High Relief 14061  3.55%
Reverse Cameo 13663  3.45%
Obverse or Face side 13372  3.37%