Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1075776 search inquires.

Random title: Die Polish
Explanation: Small raised lines in the field of a coin resulting from polishing of a die to remove chips, clash marks, etc.

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55638 13.47%
Silver Clad 32528 7.87%
Coin Silver 24643 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23541 5.70%
BN 23111 5.59%
Encapsulated Coin 22096 5.35%
RB 21572 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18565 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18489 4.48%
Reeded Edge 17387 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17212 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16431 3.98%
Rarity 16350 3.96%
PQ 16133 3.90%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15856 3.84%
Incuse 15151 3.67%
Coin drop 14953 3.62%
High Relief 14801 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14482 3.51%
Obverse or Face side 14211 3.44%