Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1051539 search inquires.

Random title: Bid Sheet
Explanation: A page in an auction catalogue, that is usually perforated at the inner edge for easy removal, on which the customer can record his bids. This sheet is then mailed in or given to the auctioneer; Weekly, monthly, and quarterly wholesale sheets used by coin dealers are sometimes referred to as bid sheets

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55415  13.55%
Silver Clad 32332  7.91%
Coin Silver 24422  5.97%
Slabbed Coins 23338  5.71%
BN 22911  5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 21916  5.36%
RB 21364  5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18386  4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18103  4.43%
Reeded Edge 17174  4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17011  4.16%
Rarity 16126  3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16097  3.94%
PQ 15920  3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15669  3.83%
Incuse 14968  3.66%
Coin drop 14733  3.60%
High Relief 14595  3.57%
Reverse Cameo 14274  3.49%
Obverse or Face side 14019  3.43%