Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 973295 search inquires.

Random title: Galvano
Explanation: An epoxy coated plaster relief model of a coin, token or medal created by electrodeposition (much larger than the dies later created from it)

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54721 13.81%
Silver Clad 31744 8.01%
Coin Silver 23823 6.01%
Slabbed Coins 22707 5.73%
BN 22265 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21406 5.40%
RB 20642 5.21%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17842 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17485 4.41%
Reeded Edge 16572 4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16524 4.17%
PQ 15367 3.88%
Rarity 15299 3.86%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15208 3.84%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15143 3.82%
Incuse 14382 3.63%
Coin drop 14105 3.56%
High Relief 14048 3.54%
Reverse Cameo 13648 3.44%
Obverse or Face side 13362 3.37%