Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 947620 search inquires.

Random title: Basal State
Explanation: The condition of a coin that is identifiable only as to date mint mark (if present), and type; one-year-type coins may not have a date visible

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 54419 13.92%
Silver Clad 31499 8.06%
Coin Silver 23584 6.03%
Slabbed Coins 22438 5.74%
BN 21980 5.62%
Encapsulated Coin 21202 5.42%
RB 20335 5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 17594 4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17219 4.40%
Reeded Edge 16324 4.17%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16291 4.17%
PQ 15090 3.86%
Rarity 14945 3.82%
PR (PR60, PR70) 14917 3.81%
MS (MS60-MS70) 14907 3.81%
Incuse 14074 3.60%
Coin drop 13831 3.54%
High Relief 13800 3.53%
Reverse Cameo 13358 3.42%
Obverse or Face side 13072 3.34%