Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1084078 search inquires.

Random title: Type Set
Explanation: A collection of coins of various designs; rather than try to complete the series, the goal of the type collector is to obtain at least one example of several different types

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55725 13.43%
Silver Clad 32648 7.87%
Coin Silver 24720 5.96%
Slabbed Coins 23629 5.70%
BN 23221 5.60%
Encapsulated Coin 22178 5.35%
RB 21648 5.22%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18635 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 18583 4.48%
Reeded Edge 17463 4.21%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 17285 4.17%
PR (PR60, PR70) 16502 3.98%
Rarity 16448 3.97%
PQ 16203 3.91%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15923 3.84%
Incuse 15221 3.67%
Coin drop 15038 3.63%
High Relief 14869 3.58%
Reverse Cameo 14582 3.52%
Obverse or Face side 14272 3.44%