Coin Terminology and Glossary

The Coin Collecting Dictionary includes 546 titles used widely in the coin collectors community, and has received over 1022845 search inquires.

Random title: Countermark
Explanation: A mark applied to an older coin to modify its value or validity. A countermark will usually cover only a portion of the original coin, which can therefore clearly still be identified

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DefinitionSearchesPercentage
Specimen Proof (SP-70 or PF-70) 55130 13.64%
Silver Clad 32096 7.94%
Coin Silver 24183 5.98%
Slabbed Coins 23111 5.72%
BN 22685 5.61%
Encapsulated Coin 21719 5.37%
RB 21137 5.23%
Deep Cameo (DC or DCAM) 18169 4.49%
PF (PF60, PF70) 17898 4.43%
Reeded Edge 16932 4.19%
Ultra Cameo (UCAM) 16830 4.16%
PR (PR60, PR70) 15882 3.93%
Rarity 15810 3.91%
PQ 15709 3.89%
MS (MS60-MS70) 15461 3.82%
Incuse 14770 3.65%
Coin drop 14487 3.58%
High Relief 14390 3.56%
Reverse Cameo 14059 3.48%
Obverse or Face side 13787 3.41%