Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1146736 search inquires.

Random title: Type Coin
Explanation: A 'type' coin is a representative example of a particular coin series, but not one of the rarest and most valuable specimens from that series. It is usually one of the more common dates

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 56273 13.17%
Silver Clad 33148 7.76%
Coin Silver 25243 5.91%
Slabbed Coins 24154 5.65%
BN 23692 5.54%
Encapsulated Coin 22641 5.30%
RB 22165 5.19%
PF (PF60, PF70) 19135 4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 19041 4.45%
Reeded Edge 17959 4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17746 4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70) 17167 4.02%
Obverse or Face side 17162 4.02%
Rarity 17073 3.99%
PQ 16682 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 16346 3.82%
Incuse 15724 3.68%
Coin drop 15608 3.65%
High Relief 15337 3.59%
Reverse Cameo 15100 3.53%