Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1155292 search inquires.

Random title: Mint Error

Explanation: A misstruck or defective coin produced by a mint

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	56389	13.13%
Silver Clad	33248	7.74%
Coin Silver	25338	5.90%
Slabbed Coins	24257	5.65%
BN	23787	5.54%
Encapsulated Coin	22730	5.29%
RB	22250	5.18%
PF (PF60, PF70)	19248	4.48%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	19125	4.45%
Reeded Edge	18060	4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	17842	4.15%
PR (PR60, PR70)	17277	4.02%
Obverse or Face side	17257	4.02%
Rarity	17178	4.00%
PQ	16780	3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70)	16431	3.83%
Incuse	15819	3.68%
Coin drop	15712	3.66%
High Relief	15433	3.59%
Reverse Cameo	15206	3.54%