Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1048539 search inquires.

Random title: SP

Explanation: Specimen: Better than business strike, but not quite a proof

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	55381	13.56%
Silver Clad	32310	7.91%
Coin Silver	24400	5.97%
Slabbed Coins	23316	5.71%
BN	22891	5.61%
Encapsulated Coin	21895	5.36%
RB	21347	5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	18374	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	18077	4.43%
Reeded Edge	17148	4.20%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16994	4.16%
Rarity	16095	3.94%
PR (PR60, PR70)	16074	3.94%
PQ	15895	3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70)	15648	3.83%
Incuse	14954	3.66%
Coin drop	14699	3.60%
High Relief	14569	3.57%
Reverse Cameo	14257	3.49%
Obverse or Face side	14000	3.43%