Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1023864 search inquires.

Random title: Roman Finish Proof
Explanation: A special finish on proof coins minted at Philadelphia 1909-1910

Most popular coin titles

DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55142 13.63%
Silver Clad 32111 7.94%
Coin Silver 24191 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23122 5.72%
BN 22694 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21728 5.37%
RB 21141 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18177 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17904 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16944 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16840 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15889 3.93%
Rarity 15817 3.91%
PQ 15717 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15471 3.83%
Incuse 14779 3.65%
Coin drop 14499 3.58%
High Relief 14400 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14071 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13800 3.41%