Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 903799 search inquires.

Random title: Cherrypick

Explanation: To find and purchase a coin worth a premium over the seller's asking price (generally a rare die variety priced appropriately for a more common variety)

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	53721	14.21%
Silver Clad	30915	8.18%
Coin Silver	22959	6.07%
Slabbed Coins	21801	5.77%
BN	21257	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	20613	5.45%
RB	19647	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	16986	4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70)	16568	4.38%
Reeded Edge	15710	4.15%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	15684	4.15%
PQ	14470	3.83%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14335	3.79%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14297	3.78%
Rarity	14182	3.75%
Incuse	13403	3.54%
High Relief	13195	3.49%
Coin drop	13189	3.49%
Reverse Cameo	12662	3.35%
Obverse or Face side	12487	3.30%