Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 650324 search inquires.

Random title: Split Grade
Explanation: Different grades for the obverse and reverse sides

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 37773 13.27%
Silver Clad 27022 9.49%
Coin Silver 19167 6.73%
BN 17013 5.98%
Encapsulated Coin 16435 5.77%
Slabbed Coins 16074 5.65%
RB 15591 5.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 12748 4.48%
PF (PF60, PF70) 12385 4.35%
Reeded Edge 12159 4.27%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 11876 4.17%
PQ 10631 3.74%
MS (MS60-MS70) 10566 3.71%
PR (PR60, PR70) 10438 3.67%
High Relief 9815 3.45%
Incuse 9750 3.43%
Coin drop 9073 3.19%
Obverse or Face side 9045 3.18%
Rarity 8843 3.11%
Reverse Cameo 8123 2.85%