Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 922763 search inquires.

Random title: Countermark
Explanation: A mark applied to an older coin to modify its value or validity. A countermark will usually cover only a portion of the original coin, which can therefore clearly still be identified

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54074 14.05%
Silver Clad 31222 8.11%
Coin Silver 23295 6.05%
Slabbed Coins 22136 5.75%
BN 21637 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 20944 5.44%
RB 20006 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17316 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 16906 4.39%
Reeded Edge 16031 4.16%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16022 4.16%
PQ 14795 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14663 3.81%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14644 3.80%
Rarity 14587 3.79%
Incuse 13764 3.58%
High Relief 13526 3.51%
Coin drop 13512 3.51%
Reverse Cameo 13022 3.38%
Obverse or Face side 12803 3.33%