Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 923659 search inquires.

Random title: V# (V1-V10?)
Explanation: Valentine number (1975): Die variety - Half Dimes, 1794-1873

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54088 14.04%
Silver Clad 31236 8.11%
Coin Silver 23309 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22151 5.75%
BN 21650 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20956 5.44%
RB 20019 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17330 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16919 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16048 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16037 4.16%
PQ 14806 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14676 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14655 3.80%
Rarity 14595 3.79%
Incuse 13773 3.58%
High Relief 13537 3.51%
Coin drop 13527 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13033 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12818 3.33%