Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 974192 search inquires.

Random title: Mint Error

Explanation: A misstruck or defective coin produced by a mint

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54733	13.80%
Silver Clad	31752	8.01%
Coin Silver	23835	6.01%
Slabbed Coins	22722	5.73%
BN	22274	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21418	5.40%
RB	20656	5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17847	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17496	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16585	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16537	4.17%
PQ	15374	3.88%
Rarity	15316	3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70)	15223	3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15151	3.82%
Incuse	14395	3.63%
Coin drop	14114	3.56%
High Relief	14058	3.55%
Reverse Cameo	13660	3.44%
Obverse or Face side	13368	3.37%