Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 952426 search inquires.

Random title: Commemorative

Explanation: Coin issued by the government to celebrate and honour an outstanding person, place, or event in history. These coins are extremely popular with collectors

Most popular coin titles

Definition	Searches	Percentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70)	54483	13.89%
Silver Clad	31559	8.05%
Coin Silver	23638	6.03%
Slabbed Coins	22493	5.74%
BN	22042	5.62%
Encapsulated Coin	21250	5.42%
RB	20405	5.20%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM)	17639	4.50%
PF (PF60, PF70)	17273	4.41%
Reeded Edge	16375	4.18%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM)	16341	4.17%
PQ	15160	3.87%
Rarity	15025	3.83%
PR (PR60, PR70)	14982	3.82%
MS (MS60-MS70)	14955	3.81%
Incuse	14149	3.61%
Coin drop	13898	3.54%
High Relief	13852	3.53%
Reverse Cameo	13423	3.42%
Obverse or Face side	13128	3.35%