Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1093921 search inquires.

Random title: Classic Era

Explanation: The term describing the period from 1792 until 1964 when silver and gold coins of the United States were issued. (Gold coins, of course, were not minted after 1933)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55812	13.32%
Silver Clad	32731	7.81%
Coin Silver	24794	5.92%
Slabbed Coins	23712	5.66%
BN	23304	5.56%
Encapsulated Coin	22234	5.31%
RB	21731	5.19%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18711	4.47%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18709	4.47%
Reeded Edge	17539	4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17349	4.14%
Obverse or Face side	16817	4.01%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16622	3.97%
Rarity	16561	3.95%
PQ	16285	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15997	3.82%
Incuse	15303	3.65%
Coin drop	15123	3.61%
High Relief	14943	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14670	3.50%